Title ABC/123 Version X 1 Week 1 Practice Worksheet PSY/315 Version 6 1 University of Phoenix MaterialWeek 1 Practice Worksheet Prepare a written response to the following questions. Chapter 1 1. Explain and give an example for each of the following types of variables: a. Nominal: b. Ordinal: c. Interval: d. Ratio scale: e. Continuous: f. Discrete: g. Quantitative: h. Qualitative: 2. Following are the speeds of 40 cars clocked by radar on a particular road in a 35-mph zone on a particular afternoon: 30, 36, 42, 36, 30, 52, 36, 34, 36, 33, 30, 32, 35, 32, 37, 34, 36, 31, 35, 20 24, 46, 23, 31, 32, 45, 34, 37, 28, 40, 34, 38, 40, 52, 31, 33, 15, 27, 36, 40 Make a frequency table and a histogram, then describe the general shape of the distribution. 3. Raskauskas and Stoltz (2007) asked a group of 84 adolescents about their involvement in traditional and electronic bullying. The researchers defined electronic bullying as “…a means of bullying in which peers use electronics {such as text messages, emails, and defaming Web sites} to taunt, threaten, harass, and/or intimidate a peer” (p.565). The table below is a frequency table showing the adolescents’ reported incidence of being victims or perpetrators or traditional and electronic bullying. a. Using this table as an example, explain the idea of a frequency table to a person who has never had a course in statistics. b. Explain the general meaning of the pattern of results. Incidence of Traditional and Electronic Bullying and Victimization (N=84) Forms of Bullying N % Electronic victims 41 48.8 Text-message victim 27 32.1 Internet victim (websites, chatrooms) 13 15.5 Picture-phone victim 8 9.5 Traditional Victims 60 71.4 Physical victim 38 45.2 Teasing victim 50 59.5 Rumors victim 32 38.6 Exclusion victim 30 50 Electronic Bullies 18 21.4 Text-message bully 18 21.4 Internet bully 11 13.1 Traditional Bullies 54 64.3 Physical bully 29 34.5 Teasing bully 38 45.2 Rumor bully 22 26.2 Exclusion bully 35 41.7 4. Kärnä and colleagues (2013) tested the effects of a new antibullying program, called KiVa, among students in grades 1–3 and grades 7–9 in 147 schools in Finland. The schools were randomly assigned to receive the new antibullying program or no program. At the beginning, middle, and end of the school year, all of the students completed a number of questionnaires, which included the following two questions: “How often have you been bullied at school in the last couple of months?” and “How often have you bullied others at school in the last couple of months?” The table below is a frequency table that shows students’ responses to these two questions at the end of the school year (referred to as “Wave 3” in the title of the table). Note that the table shows the results combined for all of the students in the study. In the table, “victimization” refers to students’ reports of being bullied and “bullying” is students’ reports of bullying other students. a. Using this tab ...

1. Title
ABC/123 Version X
1
Week 1 Practice Worksheet
PSY/315 Version 6
1
University of Phoenix MaterialWeek 1 Practice Worksheet
Prepare a written response to the following questions.
Chapter 1
1. Explain and give an example for each of the following types
of variables:
a. Nominal:
b. Ordinal:
c. Interval:
d. Ratio scale:
e. Continuous:
f. Discrete:
g. Quantitative:
h. Qualitative:
2. Following are the speeds of 40 cars clocked by radar on a
particular road in a 35-mph zone on a particular afternoon:

2. 30, 36, 42, 36, 30, 52, 36, 34, 36, 33, 30, 32, 35, 32, 37, 34, 36,
31, 35, 20
24, 46, 23, 31, 32, 45, 34, 37, 28, 40, 34, 38, 40, 52, 31, 33, 15,
27, 36, 40
Make a frequency table and a histogram, then describe the
general shape of the distribution.
3. Raskauskas and Stoltz (2007) asked a group of 84 adolescents
about their involvement in traditional and electronic bullying.
The researchers defined electronic bullying as “…a means of
bullying in which peers use electronics {such as text messages,
emails, and defaming Web sites} to taunt, threaten, harass,
and/or intimidate a peer” (p.565). The table below is a
frequency table showing the adolescents’ reported incidence of
being victims or perpetrators or traditional and electronic
bullying.
a. Using this table as an example, explain the idea of a
frequency table to a person who has never had a course in
statistics.
b. Explain the general meaning of the pattern of results.
Incidence of Traditional and Electronic Bullying and
Victimization (N=84)
Forms of Bullying
N
%
Electronic victims
41
48.8
Text-message victim
27
32.1

3. Internet victim (websites, chatrooms)
13
15.5
Picture-phone victim
8
9.5
Traditional Victims
60
71.4
Physical victim
38
45.2
Teasing victim
50
59.5
Rumors victim
32
38.6
Exclusion victim
30
50
Electronic Bullies
18
21.4
Text-message bully
18
21.4
Internet bully

4. 11
13.1
Traditional Bullies
54
64.3
Physical bully
29
34.5
Teasing bully
38
45.2
Rumor bully
22
26.2
Exclusion bully
35
41.7
4. Kärnä and colleagues (2013) tested the effects of a new
antibullying program, called KiVa, among students in grades 1–
3 and grades 7–9 in 147 schools in Finland. The schools were
randomly assigned to receive the new antibullying program or
no program. At the beginning, middle, and end of the school
year, all of the students completed a number of questionnaires,
which included the following two questions: “How often have
you been bullied at school in the last couple of months?” and
“How often have you bullied others at school in the last couple
of months?” The table below is a frequency table that shows
students’ responses to these two questions at the end of the
school year (referred to as “Wave 3” in the title of the table).
Note that the table shows the results combined for all of the
students in the study. In the table, “victimization” refers to
students’ reports of being bullied and “bullying” is students’

5. reports of bullying other students.
a. Using this table as an example, explain the idea of a
frequency table to a person who has never had a course in
statistics.
b. Explain the general meaning of the pattern of results. (You
may be interested to know that the KiVa program successfully
reduced victimization and bullying among students in grades 1–
3 but the results were mixed with regards to the effectiveness of
the program among those in grades 7–9.).
Frequencies of Responses in the Five Categories of the Self-
Reported Bullying and Victimization Variables at Wave 3
Grades 1-3
Grades 7-9
Victimization
Bullying
Victimization
Bullying
Variable
Freq.
%
Freq.
%
Freq.

6. %
Freq.
%
Occurrence
Not at all
3,203
53.6
4,296
72
10,660
77.4
10,880
79.5
Only once or twice
1,745
29.2
1,333
22.3

7. 2,031
14.7
1,987
14.5
2 or 3 times a month
446
7.5
197
3.3
402
2.9
344
2.5
About once a week
297
5
90
1.5
312
2.3
196
1.4
Several times a week
281
4.7

8. 49
0.8
375
2.7
279
2
Participants
Respondents n
5,972
100
5,965
100
13,780
100
13,686
100
Missing n

9. 955
962
2,723
2,817
Total N
6,927
6,927
16,503
16,503

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· MEDIA PROJECT
· Part I: Describe the characteristics of an unhealthy
relationship in the workplace. Just like personal relationships,
workplace relationships can be both healthy or unhealthy. The
nature of one's relationships in the workplace can relate to job
satisfaction and success in that workplace. Describe three
characteristics that would exemplify an unhealthy relationship
with coworkers and/or managers.
Part II: It is not uncommon to seek advice on relationships in
popular media such as television, magazines, radio talk shows,
self-help books/programs, or online videos. Many times
information presented in popular media is inaccurate or
incomplete. For this assignment, you will focus on analyzing a
popular media example. You will compare what is in the media
example to what you have learned in class and from the reading,
and provide suggestions on how the more scientifically
grounded psychological concepts, models, and theories could be
added to enhance the original media example you found. Find a
substantial example from a popular media source where
relationship advice is given to improve workplace relationships.
If you cannot locate an example you may use one of the samples
provided below. Answer the following:
· What sort of information is included? Provide a brief overview
of the advice given.
· Compare the advice given based on what you have learned
from the reading and course and what was stated in the media.
· Is diversity or a diverse workplace considered and/or

11. mentioned within the media example you have selected? Why
would it be important to consider diversity within the
workplace, when examining workplace relationships?
· Using what was learned in our course and text, discuss three
ways to add to/improve the advice given and make it more
credible.
Part III: As we have discussed earlier in the class, it is
important to consider diversity within the workplace as it
relates to human relations and workplace relationships. Review
the sources below. Answer the following:
· Is diversity or a diverse workplace considered and/or
mentioned within the media example you selected for Part II?
Explain.
· Why would it be important to consider diversity within the
workplace, when examining workplace relationships? [Ensure
you incorporate material from the resources provided to support
your points. Clearly indicate what resources you are referring
to for the reader.]
· Using what was learned in our course and the resources
provided, what are three things organizations can do to improve
awareness and tolerance of diversity in the workplace, address
cultural challenges that may affect workplace relationships, or
capitalize on the benefits of a diverse workplace.
Assessment should be at least 2 pages in length. Support with
cited evidence from the reading and/or other sources as needed
by including a list of informal citations. Include an informal list
of resources at the end of the assessment for all sources used.
APA is not required. Although if you are directly quoting
something or someone other than yourself that must be in
quotation marks. (See notes at the seminar level for more
information on APA and citations)
· Power Point Presentation
·

12. · Now that you have reviewed the above resources and learned
about socialization and how social influences shape human
thought and behavior, let's consider how this might influence
human relations in the workplace. For this assignment, you will
assume the role of a professional consultant. A company has
asked you to give a presentation to their Human Resources
department on how societal influences shape human thought and
behavior because they want to develop a training to address
potential issues in their organization. Recently they have had
increasing complaints and issues related to stereotypes,
intolerance, and bias among employees. You will create a 10-
15 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
a. Title Slide with name of presentation and your name
b. Introduction slide: Includes a general overview and
description of socialization.
c. Include at least 3 of the topics below in the presentation (1-2
slides per topic).
·
1. Media
1. Culture
1. Family
1. Religion
1. Gender Roles
. For each of the three chosen topics above include the
following:
.
3. title identifying topic
3. a description of how that topic influences thoughts and/or
behavior, supported with evidence
3. an example
Now that you have provided the organization with an overview
of what socialization is, how it occurs, and how various social
factors can influence thoughts and behavior, the latter part of
the presentation will examine how this information can be used
and applied to the workplace.d. 1-2 slides examining the impact
these societal influences have on the development of potential

13. bias and/or stereotypes on human relations. Provide examples.
e. 1-2 Conclusion slides that include recommendations and
suggestions on how that company can use this information to
improve human relations within their workplace and help
employees recognize the importance of acceptance and
tolerance in social interactions and human relations.
f. References Slide. List and cite the sources that you used
throughout the PPT presentation.