Class: Research Methods in Psychology PROMPT:

Using 3 variables from this list: (THE LIST: Negative Emotions, Positive Emotions, Loneliness, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Substance Use to Cope with COVID, Positive Reframing to Cope with COVID, Took Direct Action to Cope with COVID),

You will be making a hypothesis in one of the following formats:

1 predictor and 2 outcomes example: I hypothesized that people higher in loneliness (PREDICTOR) would report with greater loneliness (OUTCOME1) and stress (OUTCOME2)

2 predictors and 1 outcome example: I hypothesized that people with higher anxious attachment style (PREDICTOR 1) and avoidant attachment style (PREDICTOR 2) would report lower sexual satisfaction (OUTCOME)

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QUESTIONS:

Using 3 variables from this list: (THE LIST: Negative Emotions, Positive Emotions, Loneliness, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Substance Use to Cope with COVID, Positive Reframing to Cope with COVID, Took Direct Action to Cope with COVID), ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Q1: Name of Variable 1:____________ (Predictor)

Q1A: Make a description of this variable.

Q2: Name of Variable 2____________ Label if this is Predictor/Outcome for your hypothesis.

Q2A: Make a description of this variable.

Q3: Name of Variable 3____________ (Outcome)

Q3A: Make a description of this variable.

Q4A: List your hypothesis below and label your predictor(s), outcome(s) (note: APA is past tense, I hypothesized; reported or would report).

Say "associated with" not "cause/effect/impact: only experiments can determine cause and effect. Correlational studies can only determine of two things are associated with each other.

EXAMPLE: I hypothesized that people who reported higher appearance evaluation (i.e., higher body satisfaction) (predictor) would report dieting less often (outcome) and lower anxiety (outcome). I hypothesized that people who reported higher appearance evaluation (i.e., higher body satisfaction) (predictor) would report dieting less often (mediator), and dieting less often is associated with lower anxiety (outcome).

Q4A: YOUR HYPOTHESIS: