Research Question: Does improved communication decreased marital conflict.

Research Question: Does improved communication decrease martial conflict.
Hypothesis: Marital conflict are reduced through proper communication.
Instructions from Professor are below:
The pages I'm needing: ABSTRACT which consist of name your design and associated statistics (and type of stat). Describe your sample; your experimental groups and assignment; describe your expected outcome in final sentence.
[New Page]............LITERATURE REVIEW (expected length 4pgs)
NOTE: Your Literature Review must be at least (4) full pages long.
< First short paragraph, introducing a complete stranger to your research area; very briefly give enough background to explain why your research question is compelling and how you arrived at your idea for this study>
< Review of associated research literature; I expect 6 Research articles, NO minimize articles from web pages and from popular magazine. articles are used from the year 2008-2020.
< A critical (often missing) piece of your Literature Review is WHY you think the different conditions (comparative groups)of your IV would have a different effect on your DVs. Don't forget to make this argument as to why your Experimental Condition(s) should do something different or special when compared to your Control Group. >
< End the literature review section with a summary Paragraph. This Paragraph serves to sum up for the reader how the previous research literature logically leads up to the new research question you propose to investigate in your study. >
PURPOSE OS STUDY (expected length 1pg.)
NOTE: A two independent variable factorial design is required for your experimental design. A one independent variable experimental design will result in -5 points for this assignment.
Research Hypothesis
< a simple, direct statement of your research hypothesis in one sentence. >
Variable in the present study
NOTE: write out this section in prose. Do not use bullet points.
< describe independent variable(s). One Sentence. >
< describe dependent variable(s). One Sentence. >
< describe all extraneous variables, and explain why each one is an extraneous variable. Describe a minimum of 5 extraneous variables. >
Operational definition of independent and dependent variables
< describe operational definition of independent variable [how will you represent the IV?] and dependent variable [how will you measure the DV?]. >
< Name the conditions of your IV: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 if this makes things clearer. >
< When describing your dependent variable, indicate clearly how a numerical representation (a score or a number) is arrived at with your measurement choice by describing response scale, scoring systems (i.e., how the score is calculated), etc. as needed. You must clearly show how your DV is being quantified, i.e. how your measurement procedure produces a numerical representation (a high vs. low score on that variable). >
< dependent variable: Remember that you must show 2 measures. That is, either 2 measures of the same DV or measurements of two separate DVs. >
METHODS (expected length 8pgs.)
Sample: Participant Selection
< Identify specific sample and where you will recruit them from, and the participants selection process of screening process. >
< Identify specific Prescreening Questions you'll ask (list in Appendix, if a long list) and identify Prescreening Criteria for each question (i.e., what specific answer to the question allow someone to be in your study versus not). Please list prescreening criteria (in bulleted format). >
Control process: Minimizing Influence of Extraneous Variables
< i.e., describe how you control for each of those extraneous variables mentioned above in the "Purpose of Study" section. NOTE: Write out this section in prose. Do not use bullet points. >
Instruments used in the present study
< Description of each instruction, that is each object/device, questionnaire or observing person (rater) used to actually measure the variables in your study. Identify the type of measure you will be using: self-report measures; behaving observation measures (e.g., checklist); or physiological measure. >
< Indicate clearly how a numerical representation (a score or a number) is arrived at with your measures means by describing response scales, scoring system, etc. as needed. You must describe rating scales, range of outcome scores, and scoring process for all instruments and measuring processes. It must be clear how your instrument, or measuring process (e.g., behavioral checklist), produces a numerical representation of the concept you wish to measure. >
< All previously published measures must have a reference or citation, describing the instrument's source. >
< Give reliability and validity information for each published measure, if available >
< Remember that any raters, teachers, evaluators, confederates, actors, or any person helping to present your IV to your participants are ALSO considered Instruments, and they should be described in this section. Describe in terms of qualifications or credentials needed, years of experience, expertise, etc. >
PROCEDURES (expected length 2pgs.)
< Detailed description; what exactly will happen in the experiment? Describe every step that will occur in your study, from the participants entering the room and completing a consent form, through the details of the experimental procedure itself, and finally onto the debriefing session; give maximum detail to allow your study to be replicated completely. >
< Mention that you will, or will not, use deception. If using deception, explain the deception fully, paraphrasing what the participants are to be told is the purpose of the study. Later in the Ethics section, explain why you chose to use this deception in your proposed study. >
< Describe, in a block quote, the Instructions you'll give participants . This will be either your description of the purpose of the study ( info using deception) or your deception story (if using deception), followed by the tasks involved, and length of time they are expected to have put in. >
< Don't forget to describe what is happening in each of your experimental conditions, including the control group; give enough detail so I can clearly see what your participants will experience when in one or the other of your IV comparative conditions;
< Do mention the use of Informed Consent and debriefing where appropriate. >
< Steps in a research study Also include: 1) plans for recruiting. 2) prescreening procedures. 3) informed consent. 4) Assignment to groups. 5) measurement of DV's. >
< How do you control for possible experimenter biases, if any? >
THE LOGIC OF MY DESIGN: How chosen methods investigate my research questions
< Give a logical explanation of why you chosen design witlanswer the research question.In its generic form, you are explaining the following steps: (a) "I set up my independent variable with comparative conditions (describe them)". (b) " I set up dependent variable(s) to measure outcome."
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