Review of "Things I Have Learned (So Far)"
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A 6 page review of this 1990 article by Jacob Cohen. The author devotes this article to the discussion of the application of statistics to psychology and other sociobiomedical sciences, noting what he believes is sound in the process and most specially noting what he believes is not. The article should be required reading for everyone who finds themselves conducting the types of research that rely so heavily on statistical analysis in order to form their conclusions. Particularly suspect is the reliance on the statistical significance of the null hypothesis. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSCohenArt.wps

REVIEW OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ARTICLES
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of a number of qualitative and quantitative research articles, and provides a comparative view. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Review of Two Sociology Studies
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An 8 page review of and commentary on two research articles. One provides an account of the experiences of several volunteers entering mental hospitals in the early 1970s; the other studies couples' television viewing behavior, specifically as it involves use of the remote control. Both of these studies are revealing, Rosenhan's (1973) for its disturbing honesty; Walker's (1996) for its confirmation of conventional wisdom. Each study also could be used as preliminary information for more comprehensive studies of the same topics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSsocArtRevRemC.rtf

School Counselor Preparation - Article Review
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This 3 page paper reviews a journal article on the clinical preparation of school counselors. The investigators reviewed the clinical experience component of 59 universities to determine requirements for clinical practice and supervision. This essay summarizes the article, including results and comments on the importance of the article and its limitations. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGclnpr.rtf

SEXUAL ABUSE AND DEPRESSION: A LITERARY REVIEW
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This essay offers a literature review about recent studies conducted that tie together sexual abuse and depression. Journals from 1999 and 2000 were studied in this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTdepsex.rtf

Similarities and Differences in Cognitive Research
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This 8 page report discusses three separate component of cognitive research meta-cognitive research, schema theory, and scaffolding methods and the ways in which such issues can and should be addressed for students who are also reading about and studying the concepts. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWcogmet.rtf

Social Behavior and Multicultural Assessment: A Critique of an Article by Charles R. Ridley, Lisa C. Li, and Carrie L. Hill
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A 3 page discussion of the importance of culture in making cross cultural psychological assessments. These authors point out that diagnostic approaches have been devised through the years that become very questionable as to their accuracy in the cross cultural environment. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPpsyCul.rtf

Spiegel's The Dictionary of Disorder (Article Summary)
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This 3 page paper provides an article summary for this piece written about the rise in importance of the DSM. The life and work of Robert Spitzer is highlighted. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA514DSM.rtf

Subliminal Message Research
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A 5 page paper discussing a study into the effectiveness of subliminal audio messages supposedly embedded into commercially-prepared audiotapes. Though visual sublimination has been studied thoroughly, research into audio sublimination remains sparse and generally inconclusive. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSsublimRes.rtf