PSYC 3700 Week 10 Assignment

Overview

For this week’s assignment you will read a published research study that uses some form of an analysis of variance (ANOVA) and you will examine a graduate program or job posting in the social sciences that uses statistics.

Preparation

Before you begin this assignment, complete the following:

• Download the Week 10 Assignment Worksheet [DOCX].
• For Part 1, locate one of the articles listed in the assignment in the Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site.. See Finding Articles Using the Journals Tab [Video]Links to an external site. for additional instructions.
• For Part 2, locate a graduate program or job posting in the social sciences that uses statistics. This should be different from the program or career you used in the Week 1 Assignment.

Instructions

Complete and submit the Week 10 Assignment worksheet.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 2: Interpret statistical findings in the context of their level of statistical and practical significance.
  • Identify the descriptive and inferential analyses conducted in the article.
  • Identify the type of analysis of variance conducted in the study.
  • Identify the variables in the analysis of variance conducted in the study.
  • Summarize the results of an analysis of variance.
• Competency 4: Determine the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design.
  • Identify the sample used in the study and the population to which the results of the study can be generalized.
• Competency 5: Evaluate academic options and careers in the social sciences that use statistics.
  • Describe a graduate program or career in the social sciences that uses statistics.
  • Explain why you think you would or would not be interested in pursuing the program or career you selected.

Week 10 Assignment

This assignment is divided into two parts. In Part 1, you will read and interpret a published research article that uses some form of an analysis of variance (ANOVA). In Part 2, you will examine a graduate program or job posting in the social sciences that uses statistics.

Part 1: Interpreting a Published Research Article

For this assignment you will select one of the articles below. Each article uses a form of an ANOVA covered in this week’s assigned textbook reading. You can access these articles through the Capella Library.

Select one of the following articles:

Barrett, E., Kannis-Symand, L., Love, S., Ramos-Cejudo, J., & Lovell, G. P. (2023). Sports specific metacognitions and competitive state anxiety in athletes: A comparison between different sporting types. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 37(1), 200-211. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4040

Lang, B., Lemanski, M. R., Heron, R. L., & Williams, K. S. (2025). Improving undergraduate psychology students’ understanding of the graduate school application process. Teaching of Psychology, 52(1), 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283221126089

Vincent, M., Suriá, R., Gonzálvez, C., Aparicio-Flores, M. P., Sanmartín, R., & García-Fernández, J. M. (2023). Emotional profiles of anxiety, depression, and stress: Differences in school anxiety. Psychological