Meditating and moderating variables are essential for building accurate, theory-driven research models. According to Baron and Kenny (1986), mediators explain how or why an independent variable (IV) influences a dependent variable (DV), whereas moderators explain when or for whom that relationship occurs. MacKinnon (2008) expanded this framework by clarifying how indirect effects can be…

For this assignment, you will conduct Internet research on the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping trials. In brief, Smart was abducted at the age of fourteen from her home in Utah. Over nine months later, she was found with her kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Ileen Barzee (now deceased). During Mitchell’s trial, consideration was given with…

You will use Qualtrics to program the research materials (i.e., surveys) that you will give to participants. You must program your materials exactly how you want participants to see them in your survey. SNHU’s How to Get Started With Qualtrics 2021 guide will help you access and use Qualtrics before beginning work on this milestone.…

Part 1 When children are adopted, they are sometimes taken from one cultural group and transplanted to another. In some cases, the adoptive families ignore or overlook the former culture. In other cases, families learn about the former culture and teach children the best that they can. Using the Internet, the University Online Library, and…

In Weeks 2–4, you explored appropriate types of theoretical strategies and interventions required to address the needs of the Jameson family as a unit. This week, you will determine how to address ethical, legal, and multicultural aspects that can have an impact on treatment. Imagine the Jameson family has booked another session with you. Review…

The research question guiding my study is: What role does emotional resilience play in returning from living abroad? Emotional resilience is essential in the repatriation process, as it reflects the ability to adapt, recover, and thrive when facing the challenges of returning home. Living abroad often involves profound cultural, social, and personal adjustments that can…

For this assignment, you will submit an edited version of the research proposal that was the final project for PSY 510. Editing and incorporating feedback are two of the key skills that researchers need to master in order to produce high-quality writing. Indeed, all peer-reviewed articles have been written and rewritten many times; they are…

In this course, you will go beyond the research proposal that you created in PSY 510 and collect and analyze data to answer your research question. Remember that data collection for PSY 520 projects should be conducted only with SNHU psychology graduate students enrolled in PSY 510 or PSY 520. To gather data, you will…

  1. Read Chapter 8: Biomedical Issues and Donations and research 2 other sources (include these in your reference section). 2.  Discussion Questions:  Provide arguments for and against each of the following basing your arguments on relevant research: a. National legislation legitimizing mercy killing. b. National legislation legitimizing the selling of human organs. c.  The establishment of national registration of live donors. Note…

Imagine that you are a consultant employed with ABC Corporation. Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation with speaker notes on your recommendations for change management standards at this organization for future changes. Utilize the concepts introduced to you during this course as a guide. What standard practices should this organization include when implementing changes? How can…