Psychology Answers

An experimenter is interested in the effect of a new drug on alertness. They gave half of their

participants a stimulant, while the other half received a placebo. Participants’ alertness was

measured using a standardised questionnaire that they completed both before they took the drug,

and 15 minutes after taking it. What statistical test should be used to analyse the data collected

from this study?

Select one:

A. Two-Way Mixed ANOVA

B. Two-Way Repeated Measures ANOVA

C. Two-Way Independent ANOVA

D. One-Way Repeated Measures ANOV

What do you want to tell the:

UNBORN BABY:

PARENTS OF THE UNBORN BABY:

According to the controversy surrounding the publication of the Rorschach inkblot test on Wikipedia. I would like you to discuss your thoughts about this issue. Here are some questions to get you started:

What are your thoughts about publishing vs. protecting personality tests?

What factors need to be considered in making this decision?

What are the implications of publishing this type of information?

Does the test itself (in this case, the Rorschach) and its intended use (e.g., a diagnostic measure) matter, or would you feel the same way about any personality test used by psychologists? What leads you to take this position?

Which of the questions used in planning credible formal assessments is most

Important because it determines most other decisions?

a) Where, when, and how will assessment(s) take place (during the lesson, after the

lesson, at home) and why?

b) What is the purpose of this assessment (what should learners be able to

demonstrate – knowledge, skills, values); and with what curriculum content and

objectives/learning intentions contained in curriculum documents for your subject

is the assessment aligned?

c) Who is going to conduct the assessment (teacher assessment, self-assessment,

peer assessment) and why?

d) None of the above.

Indicate which term or phrase is described by the statement below:

An approach to use various kinds of assessment tasks throughout the school year to

assess learners in terms of real-life tasks or simulations to assess their ability to apply

learning content and skills to various contexts.

a) Continuous assessment

b) Formative assessment

c) Summative assessment

d) Authentic assessment

An assessment is regarded to be valid when

Define and give one brief example with an explanation of the following:

Cybercrime

Cyberbullying

Computer threats

Cybersex

Child pornography

You, as a public relations practitioner, have been tasked to compile a communication plan for the vooma vaccination campaign aimed at encouraging community members to get vaccinated against omicron variant. Choose one of the communication models explained in the presentation and explain how such a communication plan could be guided by your chosen model

You are a member of a local non profit organization that educates learner's about teenage pregnancy as a part of its back to school campaign. Your non profit organization plans to use mass communication in one of its initiatives . Use the presentation to indicate why mass communication will be effective in getting the message of your non profit organizations campaign across to learner's

You are newly appointed head of public relations in South Africa (PRISA) in your province. By means of relevant examples, explain whether formal or informal communication or both would be appropriate to introduce yourself to your colleagues and orientate yourself in the organization. Substantiate your answer by using the information in the slides and the characteristics of formal and informal communication