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PSY105 Assignment PSY105 version 1.docx PSY105, Fall 2022 Assignment Guideline Study Proposal Assignment (25% of your final grade) Due Date: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, 5:00PM This assignment is designed for students to carry out an analysis of the selected topic and make an explicatory judgment relevant for psychological research. All students are expected to complete this assignment independently. In this assignment, students will select one of two topics, carry out an analysis of the selected topic and the readings assigned for the topic, and propose a novel experimental study to examine a key question in psychological science. The tasks are the following: a) select one of two topics, b) find and summarize relevant pre-existing literature on your chosen topic, c) identify a fairly original (i.e., previously unexamined) research question, and d) design a novel experimental study that has the potential to advance the field with a relatively new discovery. No research question can be perfectly original and novel, but students are expected to make an effort to identify a fairly original research focus in your proposed study. The study will of course be hypothetical, but students are asked to design it in a way that is ethical and scientifically justifiable. The assignment will be evaluated for its quality of content and originality of ideas, as well as the clarity of organization, logic, syntax, and grammar of student writing. The assignment will span a total of 1200 to 1800 words in length, following the American Psychological Association’s citation and style guide (7th edition). It should be double-spaced, in twelve-point font, with a minimum of one inch margins. It should include a title page with the student's name, student number, date, course number, and the word count of your paper. Title page does not count toward the word count. The assignment is due by Thursday, Oct. 27, 5:00PM (5% late-penalty deduction per day) and should be submitted electronically via D2L Brightspace. Note that Turnitin will be used for plagiarism detection. Before the due date, be sure to review the Turnitin report after submission and revise and resubmit if there are concerns for poor paraphrasing and/or plagiarism. Any assignment submitted that failed to meet these requirements will NOT be graded, until re-submitted with late penalty (5% deduction per day). Page 1 of 3 TOPIC #1 - Moral Judgment and Behaviors Founded in 2003, Theranos was a blood testing company based in California that raised more than US$900 million from investors because of many claims and promises made by Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani, and their biotech startup company about a revolutionary new technology. With evidence gathered from whistleblowers, investigative journalism by John Carreyrou, reports from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the US Department of Justice, claims made by Theranos were found to be misrepresented and baseless. In the closing argument for Holme’s trial on fraud charges, the prosecutors said that “Elizabeth Holmes chose fraud over business failure.” (US Department of Justice, 2022). It was implied that a deliberate choice was made by Holmes and Balwani to engage in a morally wrong behavior (‘defrauding investors and patients’), instead of engaging in a morally right behavior (‘transparency about problems with new technology’) and inevitably facing undesired consequences (‘business failure’). Both Holmes and Ramesh were found guilty of fraud. The behaviors of Holmes and Ramesh are in stark contrast to the orthopedic rehabilitation work Alberto Cairo was/is doing in Afghanistan, helping victims of war in their rehabilitation (‘morally right behavior’), even though his physical/personal safety was constantly in danger (‘undesired, but inevitable consequences’). Consider what factors (both internal or external to the individual) may influence the extent to which a person is motivated to engage in a morally right behavior, even when having to face undesired, but inevitable, consequences. I would like you to propose an experimental research study that tests out whether one key factor that you have chosen influences how people behave morally in a social situation. TOPIC #2 - Binge Drinking among College/University Students Binge drinking, or heavy episodic drinking, refers to having 4 or more (5 or more for males) drinks on one occasion. Heavy episodic drinking has been associated with blacking out, impaired driving, injury, assaults and both short-term and long-term negative health conditions. The data presented in 2021 by the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCAC) showed that between 2012 and 2017, about 25% of patients admitted to ER after heavy episodic drinking were triaged with code 1 or 2, meaning their lives were in danger. People who engage in heavy episodic drinking may be diagnosed with substance use disorder (APA, 2013), when they face significant impairment and corresponding challenges in important social, occupational, and/or recreational activities due to recurrent and problematic use of alcohol. Despite many negative consequences, heavy episodic drinking is often not recognized as a significant problem among college students. According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, the reporting of occasional heavy drinking was the highest among people who fell in the age group of 18 to 34 years old. There seems to be a pervasive drinking culture on college and university campuses, with explicit or implicit peer pressure and biased norms about heavy episodic drinking. Consider what factors (both internal or external to the individual) may influence the extent to which a person between the ages of 18 to 34 is motivated to drink heavily episodically. I would like you to propose an experimental research study that uses an innovative group-based psychological intervention (of your own ideas), specifically aimed to make college/university students less prone to heavy episodic drinking. Page 2 of 3 Guidelines ● In this assignment, your task is to design and propose an experimental study. In contrast to correlational or observational research, experimental research involves a) experimental manipulation of the independent variable, and b) measuring the effect of experimental manipulation on the dependent variable. ● Your paper should be between 1200-1800 words. The word count includes the entire paper, MINUS title page and references. A penalty of 10% will be assigned to a paper that is less than 1200 words (not counting References), and words over the 1800 words limit will not be read or marked. Be sure to include the word count on the Title page of your paper. Use, at minimum, five scientific references (e.g., published, peer-reviewed journal article) in your Background section. ● You are expected to work on this assignment independently. Present your own work. Additionally, you cannot use written work you yourself did in another course. ● Use the following five headings in your paper: Background, Objective, and Rationale [Estimated word count: 500-600], Methods [Estimated word count: 400-600], Expected Findings [Estimated word count: 100-150], Limitations and Future Directions [Estimated word count: 100-150], Reflection on your assignment [Estimated word count: ~100]. ***See Grading Rubric for more detailed information. Grading Rubric The assignment will be graded according to each of the six sections: ● Background, Objective, and Rationale (14 points) ● Methods (10 points) ● Expected Findings (4 points) ● Limitations and Future Directions (4 points) ● Reflection (3 points) ● Quality of Writing (12 points) and APA Formats (3 points) Due Date and Submission ● The assignment will be due on October 27 at 5pm. You will be submitting it on D2L and the paper will be reviewed by plagiarism detection software (Turnitin) for textual similarity. When you submit your paper, Turnitin will show you a similarity score, which captures its estimate of how much overlap there is between your work and other text in its database. If your similarity report and score suggest concerns, I strongly recommend you make the necessary edits to your paper and re- submit your paper on D2L in order to avoid plagiarism. You can submit it as many times as you wish before the due date. The paper that is uploaded by the due date will be considered to be your final submission. Have fun with the assignment! Questions? Submit them via the FAQ document (link on D2L). Page 3 of 3 Copy of Assignment support for Students Assignment Resources This document contains assignment Resources, which are compiled together by the professor. Your graduate TAs may add to it during the next few weeks. We hope you find them helpful. Table of Contents Academic Writing (General) How to Write the Introduction Methods (Experimental Design) Expected Findings/Limitations/Future Directions Reflection Library Workshops Office Hours for the next two weeks: (see Office Hours schedule on D2L) Oct 10 Stat. Holiday Oct 11 11:30 Kesaan (Zoom) Oct 12 12:00 Emma (Zoom) Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 17 Oct 18 11:00 Mica SBB 109 Oct 19 Oct 20 11:00 Mica SBB 109 Oct 21 Oct 24 12:30-2:00 Jessica (Zoom) Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Assignment Due (5pm) Oct 28 *I (Jessica) am away for the week of Oct 17. I will be responding to emails (up to 48 hours for a response). *It helps to bring a specific question to office hours, so that you (student) have a goal in mind. Assignment Resources, PSY105 F22.Do not repost, redistribute or edit this work without direct, written permission from the professor. https://ryersonhipaa.zoom.us/j/91839659031?pwd=NDJyOUpoMDNxaFRBVzQzT00yMlNWUT09 https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/96009873006 https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/95200205770?pwd=cmZ6WmozcitiVmNoNWhLZTRhSDR4dz09 Assignment Resources Academic Writing (General) Topics Resources General TMU Library Support https://library.torontomu.ca/guides/ APA Style writing Purdue University Online Writing Lab https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html TMU Library’s Psychology Research Guides https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/psychology Paraphrasing and Citations Citations Guide https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/c.php?g=731034&p=5249074 Why Cite and How to Avoid Plagiarism https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/Research/whycite Image Source: TMU’s Research Help Guide (TMU Library, 2022). Paraphrasing How to Paraphrase TMU’s Online Resources: https://www.torontomu.ca/student-life-and-learning/learning-support/res ources/ Writing a Paragraph Writing Paragraphs (Structure of a Paragraph) https://bcsmn.libguides.com/c.php?g=889348&p=6393295#:~:text=Tra nsition%20%26%20Link%20Words-,Structure%20of%20a%20Paragra ph,paragraph%2C%20called%20the%20topic%20sentence. Assignment Resources, PSY105 F22.Do not repost, redistribute or edit this work without direct, written permission from the professor. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x-CPZdOa6GlgtVXihKhbvlzqVvYz1rvJkaUqQGcMRzQ/edit https://library.torontomu.ca/guides/ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/psychology https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/c.php?g=731034&p=5249074 https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/Research/whycite https://www.torontomu.ca/student-life-and-learning/learning-support/resources/ https://www.torontomu.ca/student-life-and-learning/learning-support/resources/ https://bcsmn.libguides.com/c.php?g=889348&p=6393295#:~:text=Transition%20%26%20Link%20Words-,Structure%20of%20a%20Paragraph,paragraph%2C%20called%20the%20topic%20sentence https://bcsmn.libguides.com/c.php?g=889348&p=6393295#:~:text=Transition%20%26%20Link%20Words-,Structure%20of%20a%20Paragraph,paragraph%2C%20called%20the%20topic%20sentence https://bcsmn.libguides.com/c.php?g=889348&p=6393295#:~:text=Transition%20%26%20Link%20Words-,Structure%20of%20a%20Paragraph,paragraph%2C%20called%20the%20topic%20sentence Assignment Resources How to Write the Introduction “What made you interested in this topic? Why is this topic important? What is the history/background on this topic? What are the related theories and findings? What is your hypothesis? In the introduction, you provide your reader with information about what question you plan to tackle) and how that question relates to other work in the field. You should focus on explaining why the question is important, summarizing the history of the question, and describing previous theories and data that are relevant to the study you will describe. Finally, you should present the hypothesis that you will test in your study.” (Olson & Meyersburg, 2008). Source: https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/hwp/files/bg_psychology.pdf Topics Resources Research question and hypothesis Sage Research Methods https://methods-sagepub-com.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca/methods-map APA Thesaurus https://psycnet-apa-org.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca/thesaurus Rationale For this Assignment, you are asked to