Reflect on the different experimental designs

Reference no: EM13504306

Reflect on the different experimental designs. Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of two different approaches to study the following issue;

You have developed a new drug that you believe is effective in reducing appetite. As a result of some preliminary research, you have been given a small grant to design an experiment that tests the effectiveness of this new drug on morbidly obese individuals.

In this project, be sure to include the following:

A detailed description of the experimental method you will use: [a repeated measures design, or one of the independent group designs]
A thorough justification of your selected method
A clear identification of your target population
A description and justification of your sampling plan
Any ethical issues that may be connected to your study
Your expected results
Threats to the internal validity of the study
Threats to the external validity of the study
Any limitations to the conclusions that you can make
Recommendations for future research on this topic

Reference no: EM13504306

Questions Cloud

About how common are imaginary companions : About how common are imaginary companions? What are the personality and Cognitive characteristics of children who have imaginary companions and do children regard their imaginary friends as real?

Similarities between freud-erickson and piaget : What are three Major Differences and Similarities between Freud, Erickson, and Piaget?

Children drawings progress : What are the six stages that children drawing's progress? Define and give an example of each please?

Behaviorist-nativist-cognitive-information processing : Use theoretical views (behaviorist, nativist, cognitive, information processing, and social interactionist) discuss from what viewpoint you think a foster mother approaches working with children with language impairments, specifically stuttering, ..

Reflect on the different experimental designs : You have developed a new drug that you believe is effective in reducing appetite. As a result of some preliminary research, you have been given a small grant to design an experiment that tests the effectiveness of this new drug on morbidly obese indi..

Intact groups-extraneous variables-subject loss : You have randomly selected 300 students to participate in your research study. In this project, 100 subjects are asked to take a placebo, another 100 will take a drug that has been shown to enhance memory, and a newer experimental drug that you be..

Describe eriksons theory of psychosocial development. : Your group has been hired by an advertising firm that is developing a series of commercials for family-oriented products geared toward the entire family. They want to develop a series of commercials that will target family members at various life ..

What event occurs to make phenomena natural : What event occurs to make phenomena natural? What role do stimuli play in an experiment? How is the stimulus related to the dependent variable? How is the stimulus related to the independent variable?

Concepts are emotions-personality-motivations : List Top 5 concepts that you leanred and want to remember and possibly apply in your everday life. Explain why briefly. Examples of concepts are emotions, personality, motivations, the self, cognition, behavior, learning, stress, sensation and percep..

User Account

All Pages