APL Lab Associate Materials
Lab Syllabus - This gives you all the information about being in the lab and being a lab associate.
Time Log Sheet - This is what an associate fills out to document the hours they complete in the lab.
IRB Training - This is a presentation that explains what the IRB is, why you need IRB training, and where to go to get IRB training.
Article Summary Sheet - Use this sheet when completing article reviews.
Article #1 (Dula & Geller, 2007) - This is the 1st article associates are required to review.
Article #2 (Dula & Geller, 2004) - This is the 2nd article associates are required to review.
Article #3 (Willemsen et al., 2008) - This is the 3rd article associates are required to review.
Topic Material #2 - Literature Search and Review - This document explains how to properly conduct a literature search and review.
Topic Material #3 - Paper and Poster Presentations - This presentation explains the components of paper and poster presentations and the differences between them.
Topic Material #4 - Research Design - This document explains the components of research design such as types of experiments, variables, types of design, etc.
Topic Material #5 - Descriptive Statistics - This presentation explains topics of descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, skew, kurtosis, etc.
Statistical Tests Materials
Choosing Statistical Procedures - This will help you to decide which statistical procedure is appropriate to use.
1. Correlation - This explains what a correlational statistical test is used for and how to compute it in SPSS.
2. Chi-Square - This explains what a Chi-Square statistical test is used for and how to compute it in SPSS.
3. t-test - This explains what an independent and dependent t-test are used for and how to compute them in SPSS.
4. ANOVA - This explains what an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical test is used for and how to compute it in SPSS.
5. Variations of ANOVA - This explains what Repeated Measures ANOVA and Factorial ANOVA statistical tests are used for and how to compute them in SPSS.
6. Mann-Whitney U & Wilcoxon - This
explains what a Chi-Square statistical test is used for and how to compute it in SPSS.
7. Kruskal-Wallis & Friedman - This
explains what the Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman statistical tests
are used for and how to compute them in SPSS.
APA Materials
APA - In Text Citations - This explains how to correctly cite author(s) in a presentation.APA - Title Page - This explains the components of a title page.
APA - Reducing Bias in Language - This explains how to reduce the chance of bias in a presentation by using appropriate descriptions for various participant groups.
APA Style Guide - This explains each section of a poster/paper presentation in depth.
APA Grammar - This covers parts of speech such as verbs, pronouns, and adverbs, pronouns, and conjuctions.
APA Style Hourglass - This examines and briefly describes the objective of each part of a poster/paper presentation.
Advanced Lecture Materials
Research Variables - This covers basic research terms and definitions.Scales of Measurement - This explains the different scales of measurement used in statistics.
Testing Hypotheses - This explains different concepts relating to the hypothesis of an experiment as well as the concept of the normal curve.
Creating Graphs - This explains how to create different graphs including histograms, line graphs, and bar charts.
Entering Data in SPSS - This briefly explains how to create and properly label variables in SPSS.
Manipulating Variables in SPSS - This explains different procedures used to manipulate variables as well as biased response styles.
Topic Selection - This explains different procedures used to manipulate variables as well as biased response styles.
Hypothesis Formulation - This explains different procedures used to manipulate variables as well as biased response styles.
Other Materials
Writing a Personal Statement - This offers some tips on how to construct a proper personal statement.Graduate School - This explains the components that are involved in applying to graduate school.