Short Answer

Suppose you are designing a replication of Brown and colleagues' study and want to select specific word lists. If you select 'electrocardiogram' and 'bandage' as health-related words, and 'bookshelf' and 'sidewalk' as non-health-related words, apply their findings to predict how a group of high-hypochondriasis participants will compare to a group of low-hypochondriasis participants in recalling these specific words.

Question: Suppose you are designing a replication of Brown and colleagues' study and want to select specific word lists. If you select 'electrocardiogram' and 'bandage' as health-related words, and 'bookshelf' and 'sidewalk' as non-health-related words, apply their findings to predict how a group of high-hypochondriasis participants will compare to a group of low-hypochondriasis participants in recalling these specific words.

Sample answer: Based on the findings of Brown and colleagues, the high-hypochondriasis group will recall significantly more health-related words (such as 'electrocardiogram' and 'bandage') than the low-hypochondriasis group. However, there will be no significant difference between the two groups in the recall of the non-health-related words ('bookshelf' and 'sidewalk').

Key points:

  • Predict higher recall for the high-hypochondriasis group on the health-related words ('electrocardiogram' and 'bandage').
  • Predict no significant difference between groups on the non-health-related words ('bookshelf' and 'sidewalk').
  • Apply the simple effects findings of Brown and colleagues to concrete operationalized word stimuli.

Rubric: Grading Rubric / Feedback: 1. Correctly predicts higher recall for high-hypochondriasis participants specifically on the words 'electrocardiogram' and 'bandage'. 2. Correctly predicts no significant difference in recall between high- and low-hypochondriasis participants on the words 'bookshelf' and 'sidewalk'. 3. Applies the simple effects logic correctly to the chosen operationalized stimuli.

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