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Psychology Variables and Hypothesis Discussion
I’m working on a psychology writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
These questions to use the variables, hypothesis, just as a little research question:
Using a one-group pretest-postest design, propose a study that assesses whether a brief hand-washing education intervention increases the likelihood that individuals will wash their hands after using the restroom, touching raw meat, etc. Please do the following:
- Identify your variables
- Explain your study design and how you will measure change.
- Discuss 2-3 issues you might run into when using this design and how you would handle them.
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Using a posttest only nonequivalent groups design, propose a study that assesses whether a new psychotherapy treatment for OCD is more effective than what is currently being used. Please do the following in your answer:
- Identify your variables
- Explain your study
- Discuss what you will do to ensure groups are as similar as possible