Overview
This assignment utilizes Turnitin. When you submit this assignment to the assignment dropbox, it will automatically be submitted to Turnitin. You will receive an Originality Score along with an Originality Report that should be carefully reviewed. If revisions need to be made to your assignment, you will be able to submit your assignment up to three (3) times before the due date, and you will quickly receive updated Originally feedback. It is important to plan ahead so that you have enough time to review your originality feedback and make any revisions to your assignment before the final due date. Please see instructions for using Turnitin in the Course Welcome module under Useful Resources.
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Be sure to review rubric and research project directions to make sure all criteria have been addressed. Please note that although graphs should be embedded into your word document, you also need to submit your excel file as well.
Instructions
Students will choose two groups of people (15 each, 30 total) and collect data by requesting 30 people to complete a questionnaire provided in the course. Fifteen of the questionnaires must be completed by men and 15 of the questionnaires must be completed by women.
Students must enter the data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that is provided in the course, and then analyze the data. Students will read the data set instructions that are located in the course for additional details about what statistical procedures to conduct. Tables and graphs must be copied and integrated into a Word doc in final submission. Excel file must also be submitted.
Students will develop an APA formatted, written report that contains the following sections:
- Introduction: Briefly summarize the concept (approximately 300 words)
- Refer to the scholarly peer-reviewed article and the non-scholarly article to discuss the concept.
- Methodology: Briefly describe the following with regard to data collection (make a separate heading for each subheading below):
- Participants
- Discuss any important demographic information such as age of participants etc.
- Materials
- Describe the questionnaire—number of items and the response set (i.e. the Likert scale options)
- Procedure
- Describe how the data was collected –how did you find participants and ask them to participate
- Participants
- Results: Briefly summarize the statistical findings from the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and address the questions in the data set instructions about the data. This section will include a frequency polygon and content from the textbook as students answer questions about the results. Tables and graphs from Excel Spreadsheet must be integrated into the results section of this paper. Students will also assume normality and apply an independent t-test to analyze if the difference between two groups is statistically significant. Refer to the data set instructions for guidelines on what to include in the results section.
- Discussion: Briefly summarize the interpretation of the findings (i.e. what do the findings mean in relation to the concept) (approximately 300 words)
- APA Format: Include APA references for at least 3 sources (two provided resources and one additional resource) used in this report (i.e. journal article, non-scholarly or peer-reviewed article, or textbook). In-text citations need to be appropriately used and correct.
These are my APA References to use:
References
Carver, C. S., Scheier, M. F., & Segerstrom, S. C. (2010). Optimism. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7), 879–889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.01.006
Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377–389. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.377
University of Miami (UM). (n.d.). Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). University of Miami. Retrieved from http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/ccarver/sclLOT-R.html
Malouff, J. M., & Schutte, N. S. (2017). Can psychological interventions increase optimism? A meta-analysis. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(6), 594–604. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1246273
Mayo Clinic. (2023). Optimism: Boost your mental and physical health. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/optimism/art-20046407
Scheier, M. F., Carver, C. S., & Bridges, M. W. (1994). Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A re-evaluation of the Life Orientation Test. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1063–1078. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.67.6.1063
Smith, J. (2020). Practical ways to boost your optimism. Mindful Living Journal.