Dr. Frank investigated the relationship between stress and physical illness. She persuaded a high school principal to require all female athletes in the school to participate in her study. She explained the purpose of her research to the athletes and asked them to use a standard form to rate the severity of their stress over the last six months. More than 250 athletes completed the form. Then Dr. Frank analyzed the forms returned by the first 100 athletes. She requested the attendance records from the nurse's office for each of those athletes to verify the number of days absent due to illness during the same six month period. In the debriefing summary that Dr. Frank sent to the 100 athletes after she completed the study she stated that athletes who reported more stress also experienced more frequent illness.
Identify the research method used
Describe the operational definitions of the 2 keys variables that Dr. Frank used in the study
2006-09-26 07:29:18 · 4 answers · asked by jennybilbo_10 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Based of the information provided describe 1 appropriate and one inappropriate ethical feature of the study
Identify one statistical technique that Dr. Frank could use to represent the relationship between the variables in the study
Describe two aspects of research design that weakin the validity of Dr. Frank's conclusion that stress causes physical illness
2006-09-26 07:31:26 · update #1
I don't know. Research method was survey? Psychology is too hard. Makes my brain hurt. When your time for this question is done please post the answer.
2006-09-26 07:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by leilis4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me she should of surveyed both men and women and also the physical illness could be due to the simple fact they were athletes and should of done two sets one she should of put some type of stress on them. How does she know they each had the same amount of stress. Maybe some were not stressed at all and some were highly stressed.This really does not prove anything to me as there are to many variables
2006-09-26 08:06:24 · answer #2 · answered by lost_soul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion this is same type of BS study that gives us product x is good for you or product y is bad for you. Believe it is this type of research method: http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/research/Correlation/Correlation%20Assignment.html
Big problem study should define operational definitions The variables are obvious. There are so many uncontrolled variables it is bogus. Use some logic. Is this researcher saying all in class that did not miss school were under no stress. This might be great teaching tool, because almost every mistake you can make occurred. Using just one sex and telling reason for answering survey jump out.
2006-09-26 08:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And the point is.....?
When we know one way or the other, what do we know of any consequence whatsoever?
It's the same with polls, all they mean is who filled them out... not what the respondents were responding to.
Collectivist information is needed by those who have limited common sense, and no access to intuition.
2006-09-26 08:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by docjp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋