Psychology AS Psychology (AQA‚ A) Research Methods Workbook Name …… Stella Akinwumi……………………………………... Section 1 - Quantitative and qualitative research methods Research methods are the ways that psychologists investigate a theory. Different methods will be appropriate for different topics/theories/situations. Quantitative = Quantitative research gathers data in numerical form which can be put into categories‚ or in
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Satisfaction Introduction A study was conducted to find out whether or not there is a relationship between life satisfaction and preferences for different music types. The null hypothesis states that there will be no relationship between music preference and life satisfaction‚ while the research hypothesis predicts some relationship whether it be positive‚ negative‚ weak‚ or strong. Using the Pearson r correlation coefficient‚ we are able to determine if there is a correlation between
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booking of OT hours ~Utilized 37% ~Utilized 24% OT 1 & 2 OT 3‚ 4 & 5 Time Motion Analysis: I did hypothesis on Time Motion Study in that I had considered Wheel in time‚ Reaching time to OT table‚ Wheel out time OT‚ Wheel out time recovery. Null hypothesis is 10 min for Time difference between Wheel in time & Reaching time to OT table & it was rejected. Null hypothesis is 30 min for Time difference between Wheel out time OT & Wheel out time Recovery & it was rejected Opportunity
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collected and analysed. The hypothesis stated that the Semantic processing will have more of a positive effect on recall and the null hypothesis stated that there will be no difference between the levels of recall. A within subject ANOVA was used to do a priori comparison of the 3 variables and the results show that the mean of semantic processing was 5.35 which is higher than that of the other 2 variables. Therefore the hypothesis was accepted and the null hypothesis was rejected.
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zebrafish (beaker 3). The times the guppy spent near beaker 1 and 3 were monitored. The null hypothesis is that fishes do not prefer to school with its own species. The results obtained show that the guppy spent 83.3% of the test period in the territory of beaker 1 and 16.6% of the time in territory of beaker 3. The result is statistically significant according to the chi-square test and therefore the null hypothesis is rejected. It is concluded that guppies prefer to school with its own species. However
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BIOL 152-35 Professor Weller 14 February 2012 Effects of Temperature on Goldfish Respiration Introduction This experiment was designed to identify the effect of cold-water temperatures on the respiration rate of goldfish. The respiration rates helped to identify the goldfish as being ectotherms or endotherms. Organisms exchange gases with their environment through a process called respiration or breathing. Aerobic respiration‚ also known as aerobic metabolism‚ occurs when oxygen is taken
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Stream Ecology Lab Report Jesse Paner Bio 192 Professor LaMontagne Introduction Ecology is the scientific study‚ which focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environments as well as interactions with other organisms. Stream ecology is a subset of ecology that observes the interactions between the organisms found within the stream and their interactions with the stream itself. A contributing factor to stream ecology is leaf degradation. Leaves that fall into a stream create a significant
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Efficient market hypothesis (EMH)‚ first promulgated by Eugene F. Fama (1970)‚ suggests that financial markets price assets precisely at their intrinsic worth given all publicly available information. Though several empirical works strongly confirm market efficiency‚ some of the hypotheses do not agree with the efficient market hypothesis‚ such as behavior finance hypothesis. This essay will discuss the assumption of efficient market hypothesis and implications when these assumptions do not hold
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is easy‚safe‚ and quick. The reason for this study is to observe the effects‚if any occur‚ of B.t. on the pests that ail the kale plants compared to the plants without treatment. according to the null hypothesis B.t. will not have an effect in the kale plants or the pests its targeting.The hypothesis that we are looking at is that there will be less damage from pest on the kale plants treated with b.t. than those plants that are not treated. Materials: - 4-6 week-old kale plants‚ 8 of them
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Behavioral Finance Article Presentation “Are Investors Reluctant to Realize Their Losses” Are Investors Reluctant to Realize Their Losses? * This article was written by Terrance Odean. * This article was published by “Journal of Finance” in 1998. Aim of the Study By writing this article Terrance Odean wants to examine the tendency to hold losers too long and sell winners too soon. This tendency has been labeled Shefrin and Statman as a “disposition effect.” Terrance
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