parenting practice

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Read the article: Kotchick, B.A. & Forehand, R. (2002). Putting parenting in perspective: A discussion of the contextual factors that shape parenting practices. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11(3), 255-269.

http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/210500919/abstract?source=fedsrch&accountid=34899

Synthesize what you learned in your readings as well as the above article to address the following:

  • Using the chart/table below, list at least 4 parenting practices of 3 generations. (Note: Parenting practices are not the same as parenting styles, which will be discussed later in the course). You can describe parenting practices of 3 generations of your family members, another family you interview, or general practices of generations based on research you find. For example, how did each generation address issues such as education, extracurricular activities, breastfeeding, sleeping arrangements, religious involvement, etc.?  Include brief demographic information (e.g., sex, age, region of the country) Note: 3 different generations means 3 different time periods, not 3 different people.
  • Now review the chart/table and discuss the following:
    • How were the parenting practices similar and different between generations?
    • Explain the concept of cohort effects. What cohort effects (e.g. historical or social events) might have influenced the parenting practices of each generation you described?
    • Identify and explain contextual factors (other than cohort effects) described by Kotchick and Forehand (2002) that might have influenced the parenting practices of each generation you described.
    • Why is it important to understand contextual factors, including cohort effects, when researching differences in parenting practices?

 

Generation 1: Years children were raised (19XX-XXXX)

Generation 2: Years

Generation 3: Years

Parenting Practice 1: Education

 

 

 

Parenting Practice 2:

 

 

 

Parenting Practice 3:

 

 

 

Parenting Practice 4:

 

 

 

Present the chart or table and your comments in a 3-page paper in Word format. Be sure to include introductory and concluding paragraphs in your paper, and an APA style reference page. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

 

discussion

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Access the online library and search for one of the following research articles:

 

 

Read the article you selected thoroughly and identify and critique the following:

  • research design
  • sampling technique
  • threats to validity
  • measurements
  • ethical issues

Access the online library and search for one of the following research articles:

 

  • Deater-Deckard, K., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. E., & Pettit, G. S. (1996). Physical discipline among African American and European American mothers: Links to children’s externalizing behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 32, 1065-1072.

 

  • Leonard, K. E. & Senchak, M. (1996). Prospective prediction of husband marital aggression within newlywed couples. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105, 369-380.

 

Folks,

For this discussion, please organize your posting thus:

1: Article title: [Give the article title]

2: Design: [Briefly state the design–a single sentence should suffice]

3: Sampling technique: [Briefly state how the sample was obtained–a single sentence should suffice]

4: Threats to validity: [Give some detailed analysis here–address both internal & external validity issues]

5: Measurements: [State how the important variables were operationalized; do any issues here contribute to validity problems? If so, how could these be resolved?]

6: Ethical issues: [You might take a look back at the previous discussion regarding the IRB.  Also, give any thoughts you have about how the study might be done differently if researchers sought to perform a conceptual replication…]

our paper should be written in appropriate APA style for a written summary. In other words, you are not required to use direct quotes, cite references, include an abstract, or include a reference page. You do, however, have to write in complete sentences

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Unit 1 Clinical Psychology

Option 2: Complete the Alternative Assignment

 

You will benefit most from attending the graded Seminar as an active participant. However, if you are unable to attend you have the opportunity to make up the points by summarizing the archived Seminar. Your paper should be written in appropriate APA style for a written summary. In other words, you are not required to use direct quotes, cite references, include an abstract, or include a reference page. You do, however, have to write in complete sentences and paragraphs, provide a title page, and include a professional presentation. Listen to the archived Seminar to provide a summary and respond to the Seminar questions. Submit your summary to the Seminar Dropbox before the end of the unit to receive credit.

 

  1. Define clinical psychology according to the textbook.

Textbook Information

Title: Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice and Culture

Author: Pomerantz

Physical Text ISBN: 9781483345048

Publisher: Sage Publications

Format: VitalSource Interactive Digital Textbook

 

Pomerantz, A. (2014). Clinical psychology: Science, practice, and culture (3rd ed). Thousand

Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.            

  1. After reading about the Boulder and Vail models, how important do you think it is for counselors or psychologists to know how to conduct research? Which of these two models makes more sense to you for the work you will be doing? How important will it be for you to read research studies in your future field? How important will it be for you to do continuing professional education in your field?

racism

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Introduction
Racism and discrimination have real consequences to those who experience it first-hand. Mrs. Elliott’s experiment in a 3rd grade class demonstrated how quickly a group can be oppressed by society.

For example, the brown-eyed children participated in a timed activity. The first day, when they were in the low class, they completed the activity in 5 1/2 minutes. The second day, when they were in the superior group, they completed the activity in 2 1/2 minutes. The reasons the children provided for decreased versus increased productivity in an activity in which they were well-versed are shared by individuals who are oppressed by society.

Initial Post Instructions
Reflect upon A Class Divided (video). For your initial post, address the following:                                                                  

  • Fifteen years after the classroom experiment, the 3rd grade class, now young adults, returned to campus to visit their teacher. Mrs. Elliot posed the following question to her grown-up former students, “Should every child have the exercise or every teacher?” What do you think? Why?
  • What scene or scenes do you think you will remember a month from now and why did you pick those scenes?
  • Did any part of the film surprise you? Why?

analysis of experiment

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Important:

1.      Provide the formulas for everything the 1st time before giving the answer. Include your SAS programs for all problems.

2.      Approximate your numbers to four decimals and highlight all-important answers.

3.      Work on your own, you are not allowed to ask a classmate about the test.  If I notice copying or cheating, both get an F in the class, I do not care who copied and who provided.

4.      You can only use the textbook, SAS, Excel and your notes.

1.      Two different methods were used to determine the yield of a chemical.  The experiment was run using eight  different batches.                                                                                           (10 points)

 

Sample

Method A

Method B

1

1.2

1.4

2

1.3

1.7

3

1.5

1.5

4

1.4

1.3

5

1.7

2.0

6

1.8

2.1

7

1.4

1.7

8

1.3

1.6

 

a.       Analyze the data as a paired data experiment using a t-test using a two sided alternative.

b.      Analyze the data using randomized block design.

 

2.      Consider the following two designs for a 28-3 fractional factorial design.                 (13 points)

Design I  Design generators                            Design II Design generators

F=BCD   G=ABD   H=ABCE                       F=ABCD   G=ACDE   H=ABDE

a.       What is the defining relation for each design.

b.      What is the resolution of each design. Explain why.

c.       Find the Abberation Vector for each design and explain which one (if any)  is a better (Minimum Abberation) design and why.

d.      How many estimable blocks will be in the alias structure.

3.      Consider the following experiment:                                                               (12 points)

Run

Condition

Y

1

ab

1

2

b

6

3

ad

2

4

abcd

7

5

bcd

8

6

d

8

7

ac

12

8

c

10

 

a.       Write down the design matrix.

b.      What is (are) the design generator(s).

c.       What resolution is this design and is this the best design under this situation.

d.      List all unestimable factors and the alias structure.

e.       Sketch the half-normal plot using any method. Don’t comment on it. Give the graph and the table used to produce that graph.

 

 

4.      A process for the manufacture of penicillin was studied. There were five variants of the basic process being studied, denoted by A, B, C, D and E. It was known that an important raw material, corn liquor, was quite variable. So each treatment was used with each different blend of corn steep liquor. (remember the interaction)                                                                  (12 points)

 

 

Blend of Corn Liquor

Treatment

1

2

3

4

A

89

88

97

94

B

84

77

92

79

C

81

87

87

85

D

87

92

89

84

E

79

81

80

80

 

a.       Analyze the data and do any plots you think are useful to test the adequacy of the model.

b.      Find the 99% confidence interval for the difference between treatments A and C. Be sure to clearly state your conclusions (need lsmeans/pdiff=… cl).

c.       Explain how the degrees of freedom of the error is calculated.


 

 

 

5.      The following factors were studied to see their effect on light intensity (y):            (19 points)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

Molarity

Solute type

pH

Gas Type

Water Depth

Horn depth

Flask Clamping

 

A

B

C

D

E=BCD

F=ACD

G=ABC

y

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

70.6

1

-1

-1

-1

-1

1

1

56.1

-1

1

-1

-1

1

-1

1

49.1

1

1

-1

-1

1

1

-1

58.9

-1

-1

1

-1

1

1

1

65.1

1

-1

1

-1

1

-1

-1

323.8

-1

1

1

-1

-1

1

-1

56.8

1

1

1

-1

-1

-1

1

69.6

-1

-1

-1

1

1

1

-1

100.3

1

-1

-1

1

1

-1

1

73.1

-1

1

-1

1

-1

1

1

58.4

1

1

-1

1

-1

-1

-1

78.1

-1

-1

1

1

-1

-1

1

68.1

1

-1

1

1

-1

1

-1

312.2

-1

1

1

1

1

-1

-1

67.6

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

51.9

 

a. What kind of model is the above model? What factors are un-estimable?

    What is the resolution and why?

b. Using Half-Normal Plots, Determine the active factors that affect the  light intensity.

c. Using SAS and the active factors, analyze the data, remove any in-active factors. Run the

     model again (Need the F-Valuses and p-values and effect estimate).

d. Test the adequacy of the final model in c. Normality plot for residuals and Predicted Vs

    residuals, model fit and R2.

e. Use Tukey to determine what settings for the seven factors yield the highest light intensity.

    Include the SAS output.

 

 

6.      Each part of this problem is a separate problem.

a. Using  ADX in SAS write down the runs for an experiment with 19 main  factors and 20 runs. 

     i) What kind of design is this. ii)  Is there an Alias structure and why.

b.  If we have 16 runs with 15 main factors  .                      

i) What kind of design is this. ii)  Is there an Alias structure, if so explain it in words.

            c. If you have 16 runs and 16 main factors

i) What kind of design is this. ii)  Explain in two line one way to proceed with the analysis in

    such a design.

 

(9  points)

 

 

 

 

 

Good Luck

Response: Survey- Drug use in Middle School Children

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I need a response to the three different discussion postings. The response should be one or two lines and you can ask a question. 

The 1st response is to my previously submitted assignment below. Instructor inquired:

From the instructor:

Thanks for sharing, and I appreciate the emphasis on anonymity…that can help reduce social desirability pressures.  You might also consider differentiating drug type within the instrument, particularly because some responses (to cause of use, peer-pressure influence, etc.) could change depending on the drug under consideration.  Any thoughts on additional hypotheses we could test using such an item?

 

My assignment I submitted

Drug use by middle school children is one of the main issues that are affecting the United States. Many types of research have been conducted to identify the real, impact and severity that is associated with drug abuse by middle school children (Fowler, 2015). A survey can be carried out to determine the actual statistics of the key features of this drug abuse including the finding and the statistics that are associated with this research problem.

    Survey instruments are one of the primary research tools that are used to find solutions to reported problems. The design of the study is the key to having the most efficient data capture that can lead to accurate findings and discussions to the research problem. In designing this survey, some considerations will be incorporated to guide the research exercise precisely the survey process (Fowler, 2015). One of the considerations that is made is the age of the most middle schools children who are involved with drug use, the motives behind this behavior and possibilities of controlling this behavior. The type of drugs will also research and the reason behind these consumptions.

              Sometimes the survey exercise may be inhibited from successfully collecting appropriate data such as dishonesty from the interviewees. It is highly likely that some respondent will not tell the truth as they will fear prosecution or association with their ill effects of drug abusers. The ability to collect correct information is, therefore, difficult and can lead to challenges when arriving at the data findings (Peterson, 2011). However, with careful preparation strategies for the survey, various approaches can be used to collect the appropriate information. These include the use of carefully evaluated questions in questionnaires that do not conflict with the interest of the respondents and the design of the instrument in the way that it conceals the confidentiality of the respondent. There is high possibility therefore that they will not fear to voice out their motives and the reason for consuming the drugs they take (Fowler, 2015).

References

Fowler, F. J. (2015). Survey Research Methods (Applied Social Research Methods). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Peterson. (2011). Data collection through survey. Journal of Research, 34(6), 1.

Teen Survey

There has been an increase in drug use among middle school students. This survey will collect data to assist students from diverse backgrounds to find an alternative to drugs and create a healthy and happy lifestyle. The survey is anonymous for the protection of the student. The questionnaire is short and sweet for age approvedness.

1.      What types of drug have you preferred?

2.      How does the drug make you feel?

3.      What made you try drugs for the first time?

4.      How old were you when you tried your first drug?

5.      How old are you now?

6.      How often do you use drugs per week?

7.      How do you pay for your drugs?

8.      Do you think you will use drugs for the rest of your life?

9.      Are you home, school or elsewhere when you use drugs?

10.  What kind of grades do you make?

11.  Do you think you can give up using drugs?

12.  Have you ever sold drugs?

13.  How often are you offered drugs per week?

14.  Are you willing to give drugs up if you found something more interesting to do?

15.  What is your nationality?

16.  What is your gender?

17.  Do you live with both parents?

18.  Did one or both parents graduate from high school?

19.  Did one or both parents graduate from college?

20.  What is your zip code?

Thank you for your honest answers, and there is no need to add your name. 

 

 

2nd discussion  The response should be one or two lines and you can ask a question. 

TB

First you need to decide if a survey is the best way to answer your research questions then you determine what population you want to survey (Shaughnessy & Zechmeister & Zechmeister,2009). The only issue with middle school children and/or young adults are the fact that not all children will tell the truth on a survey and if you ask the parents to fill the survey out then the parents might not even know their children are using drugs. Also many children will say they are using drugs even tho they are not just to “fit in” with everyone else.

            The survey I found told researchers that 80% of the nation’s high school students and 44% of middle schoolers have personally seen illegal drugs being used and/or sold and/or students drunk or high the grounds of their schools (Boyles, 2007). In this survey the researchers surveyed 1,063 teens between the ages of 12 and 17 and 550 parents of teens where half of the parents had children completing survey’s (Boyles, 2007). Then the teens were ask if drugs were used, kept or sold at their schools and based on those answers schools were marked as either drug free or drug infested (Boyles, 2007).

            I would say that researchers would have to be in the room while the teens are completing the surveys so researchers can read the teen’s reaction to the surveys.

Reference List

Boyles, Salynn. (2007). Parents Bling to Rising School Drug Use: 4 of 5 High School Students Exposed, Survey Shows. Retrieved fromhttp://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20070816/parents-blind-to-rising-school-drug-use

Shaughnessy, John & Zechmeister, Eugene & Zechmeister, Jeanne, (2009). Research Methods In Psychology.

 

3rd discussion  The response should be one or two lines and you can ask a question. 

NC

For this type of research there are a few factors to consider.  When developing this research I would decide what age I want to target and whether to study boys and girls in middle school or only boys or only girls.  I would break up the survey to reflect the ideas of each grade level (most middle schools are 6th – 8th grade).  Older middle school students may have more exposure and experience as it relates to drug knowledge and drug use.  I would also have to consider the area of the city or state that I feel would give me a good mix of family background, social status and financial status.  Privileged children may feel differently or have access to different kinds of drugs than underprivileged children.  My youngest son is in middle school.  I would think that it would be unethical to have this type of survey conducted without my permission although I do understand that alerting parents may cause the participants to be vague or a little less than truthful if they feel their parents will find out.  

 

 

 

Homework

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Topic: Driving Safety and Types of Distractions

 

Turn in the proposed methods section for your research paper as well as your introduction and literature review.

 

The introduction and literature review should address your research question: why it is important, and how prior research does or does not support your hypothesis, as well as providing a background on what we know about this topic.

 

Please refer to the material on the components of a research paper provided in Module 1 as you work on this document.

 

Your methods section, in addition to covering the subheadings of participants, instruments, and procedure, must include a fourth subheading called ethical issues and note any ethical issues that need to be considered, as well as how they would be handled.

 

Be sure to include a title/cover page and a reference page formatted in APA style.

 

Your response should be at least four pages, double spaced, long. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. Confirm the latest edition number with your instructor.

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

With clarity and good writing style and grammar, you presented your proposed methods section for your research paper.

  • participants (15 points)
  • instruments (15 points)
  • procedure (15 points)
  • ethical issues and how they would be handled (20 points)

65

You submitted an introduction and literature review that included a research question, a statement regarding the importance of the research topic, background information and a review of the literature regarding the topic, and a proposed hypotheses.

20

You wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

15

Total:

100

 

Discussion

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Imagine you were conducting research on the relationship between academic performance (e.g., better grades) and different levels of loudness of music (interval scale) while studying.

 

  • How would you design the study using a correlational design?
  • How would you design the study using a quasi-experimental design?
  • How would you design the study using an experimental design?

 

Just a note that the experimental design tends to be the most challenging to work with for this assignment, so I wanted to elaborate a bit more on this, and the possibility of including what is known as a ‘control’ condition….  It is actually the only one of these designs where you would need to split participants into groups prior to the study…. One example would be that without the ‘silent/no music’ condition it wouldn’t be possible to tell if there was an overall increase or decrease in performance (or no change)–that is, perhaps the rocknroll group would score higher than the hip hop, but without the control condition, we wouldn’t know if this were because both were doing poorly (the rr group just less poorly) or even if both were doing better (the rr group improving more than the hh group).  Note that our ability to draw a causal connection between the IV & DV is directly related to internal validity, and supported by *random assignment* (see below)—Also, I found this

 

 http://www.experiment-resources.com/experimental-research.html

 

 ‘user-friendly’ website that I wanted to share with everyone…  Keep in mind the importance of *random assignment* in true experiments (as opposed to random selection in your sampling method)—this is critical for internal validity, the main strength of the experimental design.  Hope this helps! 

 

Assignment 1

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Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center. 

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. 

Assignment 1: Evaluating Bias in Research

Due Week 3 and worth 60 points

Read the article titled, “As drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias,” located at http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html.

Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking (Chapter 1) and the steps of “Doing Sociology: A Student’s Guide to Research” (Chapter 2).

Student Success Tip: As you review the steps, jot a few notes or thoughts down. Relax and prepare to write a concise and accurate essay.

Write a one to two (1-2) page essay in which you:

  1. Identify the first step in the student’s guide to research.
  2. Define the first step of research in your own words.
  3. Identify the major assumptions and bias of the drug industry that underlie drug research.
  4. Identify the personal bias that you, as a consumer, have on the drug industry’s influence over research.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the article from The Washington Post and the sections noted in your text. For this reason, APA citations or references are not required for this assignment.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Define the basic concepts used in the discipline of sociology.
  • Define the various methodologies for sociological research.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology.
  • Write clearly and concisely about sociology using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

MLA format

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•Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1, Episode 16 “Water Park”

 

After watching the “Water Park” episode of Malcolm in the Middle, answer these questions in an essay of at least 700 words. Make sure you review the project rubric and guidelines included in the link above.

 

 

 

 

HUM110HM—Assignment 2
Directions: After watching the “Water Park” episode of Malcolm in the Middle, write an

essay that answers the following questions.

  1. Integrityisanextremelyinterestingconcept.Whenweuseittorefertoabuildingor a bridge, we are referring to structural issues: the building or bridge’s ability to withstand not only normal uses but also extreme circumstances: storms, earthquakes, and floods, for example. When we use this term to describe people, we can mean their ability to maintain their moral standards even in the face of temptation. What is your definition of integrity?

  2. Usingyourdefinitionofintegrity,analyzethefollowingpartsoftheepisode:

    1. a)  Hal and Lois’s decision to procure a babysitter–any babysitter–for Dewey so that they can have fun at the park.

    2. b)  Hal’s decision to smuggle a pint of rum into the park.

    3. c)  HalandLois’sdecisiontoignoretheirtwosonsandconcentrateoneachother.

    4. d)  The behavior of the attendant at the top (entry point) of the monster water ride.

    5. e)  The decision by Francis and Spangler to deliberately lose each game of pool that they play against each other.

    6. f)  The fact that after the elderly babysitter is taken away via ambulance, both the emergency medical technicians and the neighbors fail to realize that Dewey has been left home alone.

Guidelines: Use the following guidelines for this assignment

  1. Use a minimum of 700 words

  2. The essay must be typed, double-spaced, and follow MLA format

  3. Proofreadcarefully

  4. ThematerialincludedinthePerspectiveandInteractionsectionsofeachmoduleis intended to provide you information and to give you issues to think about. These overviews are not intended to be used to help you complete your essay. In other words, please use the ideas from the overviews, but do not use their language. As well, do not use any outside research or information when completing this assignment. I am interested in what you have to say.