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Rate Of Change Dependent Variable
1,524 wordsThe following listing of course content is intended to aid students efforts at planning college time and also intended to avoid disagreements in interpretation of requirements. Since there may be class cancellations or other reasons to modify the schedule, I reserve the right to change any of the material contained below, thus superseding what is written here. It is the students responsibility to attempt to attend all classes; and to check with me when that is not possible. Session 1: Course log...
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Sexual Arousal Working Memory
903 wordsMultiple regressions and multiple correlations deals with the relationship of one variable compared with a number of other variables. It is similar to the bivariate correlation because it describes the degree of linear relationship between two variables. Though the multiple correlation assigns one variable to be the criterion or dependent variable and the other variable is the total of the independent variable or predictor. The total of the independent variable is found by computing weights so t...
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The Effects Of Concealed Weapon Law On Crime
968 wordsThis research is important to complete because it could shed some light on alternative ways to deter and prevent crime. Many believe that concealed handgun laws, also referred to as shall issue laws, if enacted, would cause lawlessness similar to the days of the Wild West. I believe that reliable and valid research may be completed to prove just the opposite. States that do not have shall issue laws in place could benefit because it would enable them to analyze the effects of such a law and aid ...
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Chi Square Independent Variable
350 wordsI choose the article Heroin injection among addicted felons. In this article, the authors researched a total of five hypotheses. However, I decided to focus on the social network hypothesis, which states that white heroin users are more likely than black and Hispanic users to adopt the method of injection. The variables associated with the authors investigation are ethnicity (white, black and Hispanics) age and whether subjects ever injected heroin or not. Ethnicity is an independent variable an...
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Facial Expressions Merriam Webster
1,975 wordsThe face is an organ of emotion and we constantly read facial expressions to understand what others are feeling. The face also contains other powerful clues. Our identity is captured in our features and our eyes reveal important truths about us, even those we would prefer to conceal. We use facial expressions as a process of sending and receiving wordless messages such as smiling, frowning, laughing, and winking to name a few. Body language symbols may be learned, innate, or mixed. An eye wink i...
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Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control
314 wordsAn experiment allows the researcher to control the situation being studied. Instead of being a passive recorder of what is going on, the researcher actively does something that he or she thinks will affect the subjects behavior and then observes what happens. These procedures allow the experimenter to draw conclusions about cause and effect. The aspect of an experiment situation manipulated or varied by the researcher is known as the independent variable. The reaction of the behavior that the re...
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Independent Variable Campaign Spending
820 wordsAs campaign finance reform remains a hot topic in congress with legislation such as the McCain-Feinghold Bill, it is important to determine if campaign spending affects the outcome of elections. If the results this question indicate a direct relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable then legislative restrictions might necessary. If campaign spending does not factor in on the outcome of elections, then maybe there is nothing wrong with a candidate outspending their...
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Terrorist Acts Terrorist Groups
1,714 wordsNational terrorism has been the focus of attention since September 11. But now domestic terrorism is becoming increasingly common among hate groups across the nation. Domestic terrorism can be defined as visible crime, or "street crime. " These acts would consist of violent crimes, (acts against people in which injury or death results) property crimes (acts that threaten property held by individuals or the state) and public order crimes. (acts that threaten the general well-being of society and ...
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Hours A Week Dependent Variable
953 words2. ) The pearson's r between the dependent variable television viewing hours a week and the independent variable "age range" is one of negative. 003, the stat sig value is. 981; as a result it can not be generalized to the population. 3. ) The pearson's r between the dependent variable television viewing hours a week and the independent variable "year of schooling" is one of negative. 041, the stat sig value is. 028; as a result it can not be generalized to the population. 4. ) The pearson's r b...
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Abusive Parents Dependent Variables
569 wordsTo establish and maintain interlayer reliability, 20 randomly selected subjects were jointly interviewed by the psychiatrist and another interviewer who then independently arrived at diagnoses. Cohen K values for the categories of disorders reported in this study were 0. 77 for affective disorders, 0. 83 for anxiety disorders, and 0. 86 for disruptive behavior disorders. The reliability sample did not contain any individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. All cases identified by their pr...
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Democratic Institutions Dependent Variable
1,320 wordsStable Democracies I show that the problem of democratic stability is in large part one of incentives: do political officials have the appropriate incentives to honor the rights of citizens and the rules of democracy? To see the importance of incentives for our question, notice that stable democracy requires two conditions: first, electoral losers must have incentives to step down; and second, those out of power must be willing to eschew force as a means of taking control of the government. If e...
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Social Pressure Academic Performance
3,167 wordsEffects Of Social Pressure On Academic Performance. Effects Of Social Pressure On Academic Performance. Abstract The current experiment investigates the effects of different types of social pressure on academic performance of entering freshmen. Ninety undergraduate students (45 males and 45 females) were randomly assigned to three equal groups. Students of the first group experienced positive social pressure and their first semester Gpa's were used as a dependent variable. Those in the second gr...
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Smoke Marijuana Marijuana Smokers
2,812 wordsDrinking has become an increasing problem in our society. Many people now see drinking as a norm. Lisa McIntyre, author of The Practical Skeptic states that, For one thing, we know that norms vary across societies (152). So we also know that what is considered to be deviant varies across societies. How could members of our society see drinking as anything but a norm when everywhere one turns alcohol is being advertised? Whether it be on billboards, busses, in magazine ads, or television commerci...
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Facial Expressions Merriam Webster
1,990 wordsThe Intimate Winking Intimate Winking The face is an organ of emotion and we constantly read facial expressions to understand what others are feeling. The face also contains other powerful clues. Our identity is captured in our features and our eyes reveal important truths about us, even those we would prefer to conceal. We use facial expressions as a process of sending and receiving wordless messages such as smiling, frowning, laughing, and winking to name a few. Body language symbols may be le...
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Sodium Chloride Permeable Membrane
2,568 wordsScenario Plants in the soil have their roots in a dilute solution of mineral ions. When they are suddenly flooded with seawater, concentration of which is 0. 3 molar Sodium Chloride, they are observed to wilt and become flaccid. Aim The aim of this experiment is to investigate the movement of water into and out of plant cells by osmosis. The cells chosen for study will be taken from potato tubers as they provide a ready supply of uniform material. Background Information Any substance dissolved i...
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Cycles Per Second Thought And Action
4,671 wordsINTRODUCTION Psychology Psychology INTRODUCTION The study of the way people think and behave is called psychology. The field of psychology has a number of sub-disciplines devoted to the study of the different levels and contexts of human thought and behavior. Social psychology, for example, deals with human thought and action in a social context, while physiological psychology is concerned with thought and behavior at the level of neurology. Another division of psychology, comparative psychology...
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Cause And Effect Dependent Variable
302 wordsResearch Methods- is when you make and test prediction of the relations between variables. Its the study of behaviour. Variables is any condition, event, characteristic or behaviour. Hypothesis is the prediction or statement of the relationship between two variables. It must be clear, specific, and concise. Operational Definition is the statement on how your going to measure the variable. This quiver a number to your data. Example for this would be sighs = 1 frown = 2 shuffling = 3 When measurin...
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Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control
312 wordsAn experiment allows the researcher to control the situation being studied. Instead of being a passive recorder of what is going on, the researcher actively does something that he or she thinks will affect the subject? s behavior and then observes what happens. These procedures allow the experimenter to draw conclusions about cause and effect. The aspect of an experiment situation manipulated or varied by the researcher is known as the independent variable. The reaction of the behavior that the ...
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