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"This experiment was designed to test the effects of physical attractiveness on personnel evaluations. Previous research (e.g., Sigall & Ostrove, 1975) shows that persons described as physically attractive are generally judged to be more likeable, more competent, and more persuasive communicators. In order to protect against this bias, it might be advisable to have same sex personnel evaluations (that is, women evaluate women and men evaluate men). However, the original research must first be extended to determine if the attractiveness bias holds in same sex situations. The following DOE intends to test the influence on evaluations of attractiveness, gender, and the interaction between the two..."

Tags:RESEARCH: COMPLETED STUDIES (With Statistics & Results)

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"" Police Brutality: Is the Perception Greater or Less than the Reality?


Introduction
Racial and ethnic minorities, by an large, are convinced that police officers, by an large, have few compunctions against using violence against them. One strong public perception among racial and ethnic minorities is that police solidarity will prevail against civilian efforts to hold police officers accountable for the unacceptable use of force, intimidation, and coercion (Shernock, 1988, pp. 182.194). Another strong public perception is that defensiveness toward racial and ethnic minority civilians on the part of police officers affects the ethical orientations of the police officers (Shernock, 1990, pp. 24.42). Another powerful factor negatively affecting the public..."

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"Statisticians work with large masses of data. Before any conclusions can be drawn from such data, it must be condensed and arranged in a usable form. One of the most common ways to summarize and describe a mass of data is to arrange a frequency distribution table. These tables can then be graphed with the frequency scale on the y-axis and the interval being graphed on the x-axis. Above each interval a horizontal line is drawn which corresponds to the frequency of the interval, resulting in a stair-step histogram pattern. Connecting the midpoints of these class intervals produces a frequency polygon and an interval curve. Distribution curves which can be "folded" vertically so that the two halves of the curve are essentially the same are said to be bilaterally symmetrical. Perfectly symmetrical curves which have a bell shape are said to be normal curves, or Gaussian curve ... "

Abstract
This paper outlines a research proposal for a study to analyze the efficacy of home visits for colorectal cancer patients, as well as determine the best method for approaching home health visits for such patients. Together with supporting literature, it states the objectives of the study, describes the study design, in this case a qualitative interview study and looks at subjects and setting as well as data collection methods. It discusses the data analysis procedures, evaluates its strengths and limitations and debates the implications of the study's findings.

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"The majority of subjects were interviewed in their home, which seems appropriate because the study revolves around patient care in the home, and the benefits and comforts attributed to being in the home as a personal place as opposed to being in a hospital or other formal and unfamiliar territory. It might be said that the subjects were influenced by the comfortable setting of their home to overly associate good benefits with home health care, but it might also be argued that home health care would be perceived with the same general good attitude and positive thought and emotional process. "

Tags:methodological, study, efficacy

Abstract
This paper proposes research into the D.A.R.E. program which was formulated in 1983 with a view to reduce the rate of crime and drug use in American schools. The paper calls for a need to research this program due to the conflicting results of studies done on the effectiveness of the program, as well as the high cost involved in implementing D.A.R.E. The paper also proposes research methodology which will be used in the examination.

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"The research in this area is also important because of the conflicting views circulating about DARE's effectiveness. While some declare DARE to be a completely useless program, there are still some schools, which have reported positive results. For example in the state of Ohio, a study was conducted with 3,000 11th grade students and it was found that they had all been positively influenced by the DARE program. Misleading information can cause economic as well as social problems. OHIO students and teachers were of the view that DARE program did bring positive changes in the attitude of the youth towards drug use as some of them became more careful and peer resistance also increased. But it was also found that the youth that was already using drugs did not quit because of DARE messages."

Tags:Ohio, DARE, marijuana

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This paper presents an extensive review of literature and concludes that there is a lack of conclusive scientific studies about the nutritional status of genetically modified foods. The author states that the industry is still in its infancy with lot of media attention and claims with no clinical validation. The author concludes that the need for further research in this area is seemingly endless, but the first step is to identify the markers needed to measure the dependent and independent variables.

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"One popular recent study claims that it has produced oil seed crops, which contain elevated levels of omega fatty acids, the same nutrients that make fish oil beneficial to the heart; at least this is how the mass media reported it. The real study, however, did not wish to infer that eating or cooking with their seeds would reduce the amount to fatty acids in humans. The product was being developed for the pharmaceutical industry. In this study genes that cause high concentrations of Omega-6 fatty acids in tobacco were transferred to borage seeds in an attempt to boost omega-6 levels in borage seeds."

Tags:studies, media, validation, markers, variables

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Proposes a study to determine whether family structure can explain poor academic performance. Impact of traditional & non-traditional families on variations of academic performance. Discusses theoretical context & theories of human development (Piaget & Vygotsky); prior conflicting studies on the topic. Stanford 9 Achievement Test. Methodology, research design, data collection. Table of Contents.

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The Impact of Family Structure
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Abstract
This study asks if an interactive school-based HIV/AIDS prevention/education program for multi-ethnic urban seventh and eighth graders can increase their knowledge about HIV/AIDS, promote positive attitudes towards people with AIDS and encourage the desire for changes in the high risk behavior. The paper states that this research is based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), introduced by Fishbein in 1967 and suggests that a person's attitude toward any object is a function of his or her belief about the object and the evaluative aspects of those beliefs. The author proposes that an HIV educational program intervention will be used with a design consisting of a pre-test and post-test evaluation of an educational intervention on HIV/AIDS prevention to seventh and eighth grade students.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Conceptual Framework
Framework
Research Question/Hypothesis
Methodology
Research Design
Research Sample
Independent Variable
Research Results
Implications for Family/
Community Health Nurse Practitioners
Implications for Target Population/Community
Summary
Appendix

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"In the United States, HIV/STD infections are prevalent among the African Americans, and the Latinas in urban and rural areas especially in districts where the unemployment rate is high and impoverished families cannot send their children to school. Out-of-school youth ages 12-19 are most stricken and while efforts are being heightened and the federal government and other funding organizations are helping, HIV/STD cases still exist and programs don't seem to work out at all."

Tags:interactive, pre, post, multiethnic, action

Abstract
This paper explains quantitative and qualitative research methods. It also discusses their uses and in what type of research they are most valuable. The paper also looks at some of the shortcomings associated with each type of methodology and what might motivate a researcher to favor one method over another.

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"To count or not to count. That is the question. And a question of as great importance to many social scientists and humanists as was Hamlet's question to himself on the nature of suicide and the value of life. One of the most important choices that a researcher makes in designing a research project is to make a choice between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Although the two can certainly be used together, most research projects rely far more heavily on one than on the other either because of the nature of the data themselves or because of personal preferences by the researcher. That is certainly true of this research, which could only effectively have been carried out through the use of a statistical methodology."

Tags:investigate, quantified, sociometry, tabulate, information, epistemological, preferences

Abstract
The author hypothesized that, by watching the way people shop, she would find some correlation between the way adults act towards their children while shopping and the sort of shopping decisions they themselves make as they trained their children to be consumers. The author staked out a local Wal-Mart in the most culturally and racially diverse part of town to control for any sort of racial or class distinctions. Whenever the author saw two or more adults accompanied by one or more young children, she discreetly tailed them and observed their behavior. The paper relates that the observations showed the author's original hypothesis regarding shopping as an educational experience was somewhat erroneous; with one exception (Case #2), the author did not observe any parents who were actively educating their kids concerning value judgments and purchasing choices. Observation notes included.

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"Impulsive shoppers had several aspects in common. First, they seemed to consistently purchase expensive items they didn't necessarily need because they were a "good deal" or "really cute" while complaining about the cost of more basic items. This aspect cut across boundaries of financial security. Secondly, they seemed to view shopping as more of a social and emotional experience than non-impulsive shoppers did and were guided by peer pressure into shopping choices. Additionally, every impulsive shopper I noticed seemed to have some sort of emotional alienation issue, which particularly manifested itself in their relationship to their children and to their purchased products."

Tags:checkout, deal, savings, emotions, education