Question 1

Give an example of a correlational study a health psychologist would conduct.Clearly state the hypothesis, the independent, and the dependent variables.What would be the limitation of this study?

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Question 2

What is a research question a health psychologist might investigate using a retrospective study? What is one advantage of a retrospective study over a prospective study?

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Question 3

A researcher wants to determine the influence of a high fat diet on colon cancer.Explain why the researcher would need to use a quasi-experimental design.In addition, clearly label the independent (subject) variable and dependent variable.

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Question 4

Explain what a randomized controlled trial is.Why it is considered the gold standard in research? In other words, what are the benefits of this method over others?

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Question 5

Briefly describe an intervention designed to get adolescents who vape/have been using e-cigarettes to quit.Describe their demographics and how you would you recruit your sample.What research design and statistics would you use to examine whether the intervention was effective?

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Quiz 2: Doing Health Psychology

Give an example of a correlational study a health psychologist would conduct.Clearly state the hypothesis, the independent, and the dependent variables.What would be the limitation of this study?

What is a research question a health psychologist might investigate using a retrospective study? What is one advantage of a retrospective study over a prospective study?

A researcher wants to determine the influence of a high fat diet on colon cancer.Explain why the researcher would need to use a quasi-experimental design.In addition, clearly label the independent (subject) variable and dependent variable.

Explain what a randomized controlled trial is.Why it is considered the gold standard in research? In other words, what are the benefits of this method over others?

Briefly describe an intervention designed to get adolescents who vape/have been using e-cigarettes to quit.Describe their demographics and how you would you recruit your sample.What research design and statistics would you use to examine whether the intervention was effective?