NAME HOMEWORK CHILD DEVELOPMENT Read the passage below and answer the 5 question
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NAME HOMEWORK CHILD DEVELOPMENT Read the passage below and answer the 5 questions THE CASE OF ...A Study in Violence Don Callan loves his new job teaching fourth grade at a large public school. Lately, though, he has been concerned about the aggression he sees on the playground. He hears his students talking about movies, TV shows, and games that sound very violent. Don decides to conduct a research study. He theorizes that "indirect" violence causes actual violence and aggression. His hypothesis is that children who encounter indirect violence at home will prefer violent images and behaviors at school. He prepares a note for parents describing his experiment, asking them to indicate how often their children play with violent games and watch TV shows and movies that contain violence. He then to observe all his students for two weeks on the playground, keeping a record of any time they act aggressively. In addition, he plans to place violent and nonviolent games, comic books and DVDs on a table and ask each child to pick one to borrow. He plans to tally their choices to see whether they choose a violent or nonviolent game. He shows his experimental plan to his instructional supervisor and awaits her reaction. plans 1. Do you think Don's theory is a good example of a theory? Is his hypothesis sound? 2. Is his study an experiment or a correlational study? Why or why not? 3. Do you think Don's fourth graders would be able to understand and participate in the study and provide informed consent for their participation? Do you think Don's method will yield reliable results? Why or why not? What do you suppose the students' parents would think of the study? What will his instructional supervisor think? What do you think? 4. 5.Explanation / Answer
1. In my view, Don's theory can be considered as a good example of a theory as it seems to stem from real life observations of day to day phenomena. His hypothesis is also sound as it pertains directly to his observation and can be empirically tested.
2. The study is a correlational study because Don is not manipulating any variable. He is simply measuring existing variables and finding the association between them.
3. Yes, it appears that the children will be able to understand their task as they simply have to choose between two video games. It is better for Don to obtain informed consent from the parents for this study as children may not be able to understand the concept. Also, the results of the experiment can be impacted if the children are informed of the true purpose of the study.
4. In my view, this study will not yield reliable results. It appears to me that simply choosing between violent and non violent video games does not necessarily indicate aggression. Furthermore, only observing children in the playground for aggressive tendencies is not recommended. Don should choose to observe them in other conditions as well.
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