{"id":30159,"date":"2024-07-22T21:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/compare-and-contrast-two-methodological-approaches-e-g-non-experimental-experimental-predictive-case-study-phenomenology-generic-etc\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:10:40","slug":"compare-and-contrast-two-methodological-approaches-e-g-non-experimental-experimental-predictive-case-study-phenomenology-generic-etc","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/compare-and-contrast-two-methodological-approaches-e-g-non-experimental-experimental-predictive-case-study-phenomenology-generic-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Compare and contrast two methodological approaches (e.g. non-experimental, experimental, predictive, case study, phenomenology, generic, etc.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Compare and contrast two methodological approaches<br \/>\n(e.g. non-experimental, experimental, predictive, case study, phenomenology,<br \/>\ngeneric, etc.) used in scholarly studies on your school-approved dissertation<br \/>\ntopic (see topic below). Synthesize your findings and propose a best-fit methodological approach<br \/>\nfor your dissertation research question(s). Within the context of such a study,<br \/>\nidentify and analyze the issues associated with each of the following: ethics,<br \/>\nsampling, validity (quantitative) or transferability (qualitative), reliability<br \/>\n(quantitative) or dependability (qualitative), and potential for bias.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Topic:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The<br \/>\nproposed study will examine practical ways to thin the schedule of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">NCR (attention function) <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(over five minutes)<\/span>, without extinction, implemented<br \/>\nby parents<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> in a home setting. <\/span>Operant<br \/>\nconditioning theory will be used as the theoretical framework for the proposed<br \/>\nstudy.&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Research&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">questions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are some <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">practical ways\/procedures to thin out the schedule of <\/span>noncontingent<br \/>\nreinforcement (NCR) (attention function) (independent variable) <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(over five minutes)<\/span>, without<br \/>\nextinction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do these thinning procedures maintain the<br \/>\neffectiveness of NCR (independent variable) when implemented by parents in a home<br \/>\nsetting? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is the <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">influence of thin schedules of NCR <\/span>(independent<br \/>\nvariable)<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> on \u201con-task behavior\u201d<br \/>\n(dependent variable) in a home setting?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Independent Variable:<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<br \/>\nVariable: Parent attention, including praise and redirection.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211; Data<br \/>\nCollection Method: Frequency count of parent attention behaviors.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Dependent Variable Measurement:<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<br \/>\nBehaviors Measured: Disruptive behavior and on-task behavior.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211; Data<br \/>\nCollection Method: Frequency count during 1-2 hour sessions, converted to rate<br \/>\n(responses per minute).<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Quantitative methods that have been used to<br \/>\nstudy this topic include different types of single-subject research designs<br \/>\n(SSRD) such as multiple-baseline (MBD) across participants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Experimental Design<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The researcher will use a<br \/>\nconcurrent MBD across participants. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This design consists of<br \/>\ntwo main phases: the Baseline phase (A) where no intervention is applied, and<br \/>\nthe Treatment phase (B) where the intervention is introduced. In both phases,<br \/>\nthe dependent variables are continuously measured.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211; Another methodology aproach that has been used on this topic is the &#8220;Case study&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">References: <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">At least 20 references, mostly scholarly articles. No more than<br \/>\n3 books used as references. No websites or dissertations.&nbsp; Please make sure your in-text citations are coming from the correct reference, they check this.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare and contrast two methodological approaches (e.g. non-experimental, experimental, predictive, case study, phenomenology, generic, etc.) used in scholarly studies on your school-approved dissertation topic (see topic below). Synthesize your findings and propose a best-fit methodological approach for your dissertation research question(s). 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