Part. 1. Analytical MCQ - Choose the Most Correct Answer (6 marks)

1. Ahmed decides to focus on individuals who are at high risk of becoming homeless, specifically, individuals with severe, persistent mental illness who are being released from state hospitals. He is extremely careful, in his consent materials, to be clear that people do not have to participate, that their decision to participate or not participate will in no way impact their treatment at the hospital or thereafter, and that, even if they agree to participate, they can withdraw their consent without penalty. In terms of the Belmont Reports conceptualization of informed consent, Ahmed is addressing ____.

1. Assent
2. comprehension
3. information
4. voluntariness

2. Aware of the controversy surrounding dietary treatments for autism spectrum disorders, Rebecca identifies relevant research and then uses statistical methods to combine the results of similar studies quantitatively in order to allow general conclusions to be made. Her work is best described as ____.

1. multivariate analysis
2. meta-analysis
3. literature review
4. systematic review

3. Heba is aware that playing certain types of computer games can have an impact on mood, and she wonders whether these effects might vary with age. She recruits for once a group of college-age adults, a group of middle-aged adults, and a group of elderly adults to test her hypothesis. Hebas research is best described as ____.

1. Longitudinal
2. cross-sectional
3. repeated measures
4. time series

4. Nihal is participating in a longitudinal study that began when she was only two years old. Now in her late 20s, Nihal has undergone a series of cognitive tests every six months for more than 25 years. The study in which Nihal is participating is best described as a(n) ____ study.

1. repeated measures
2. cross sectional
3. time series
4. independent measures

5. Youssef, a psychologist at a local shelter for homeless individuals, makes determinations about who should get special privileges. He is working on his doctorate at the same time, and naturally considers dissertation topics that would involve people who are homeless. Youssef wants to make sure that any information from participant surveys is not shared with the shelters administration to avoid potential consequences. This issue relates most strongly to ____.

1. Deception
2. Beneficence
3. Justice
4. confidentiality

6. Consider the following statements: "Inner-city household interviewing is especially difficult and expensive. This survey involves substantial inner-city household interviewing. The interviewing in this survey will be especially difficult and expensive." This is an example of a(n) ________.

A) empirical argument

B) inductive argument

C) exposition

D) deductive argument

E) hypothesis

Part. 2. Analytical Discussion Questions Answer the following two questions (8 Marks)

Q. 1 "In fact, most people text 5 times, 10 times, if not more on a daily basis. So, what's the harm in doing it while driving? The answer is, there are many dangers associated with texting and driving. Recently, several states have passed no texting while driving laws, believing that texting is a major influence in the increase in traffic accidents, especially among every younger drivers. If drivers are pulled over in any of these states for texting and driving, monetary penalties will follow. Additionally, in some authorities, punishments such as suspending a driver's license may be implemented by police. Repeat offenders who have violated the prohibition will pay higher penalties, and face suspension or jail-time"

Q.1.1- State and discuss the various possible hypotheses in this scenario, then

Q.1.2- State and explain the various possible variables existing in this scenario

Q.1.3- Discuss the meaning of deduction and induction providing an argument that exemplifies each form within the above scenario

Q.1.4- Finally discuss the necessary and sufficient causes in this scenario.

Part3. Research in Practice Question Read the following passage quoted from a published research paper and answer the below questions (6 Marks)

"Examining how respectful engagement affects task performance and affective organizational commitment: The role of job engagement

Mohamed Behery

School of Business

University of Dubai

The purpose of this paper is to advance research on the newly developed construct of respectful engagement (RE) (Carmeli et al., 2015), which focuses on positive interrelating behaviors characterized by respect in the organizational context. Further, this study aims to examine whether RE was associated with task performance and affective organizational commitment, and whether employee job engagement mediated these relationships. The researcher have drawn from many theories such as personal engagement theory (Kahn, 1990), social identity theory (Tajfel and Turner, 1986), and organizational support theory (Rhoades et al., 2001). Using the quantitative cross-sectional study and self-reported measures and online survey method, data were collected from 185 out of 500 employees working in University of Dubai. The study uses many quantitative analysis techniques such as ANOVA and multiple regressions. During collecting the data, the study assured that the instructions were clearly stated to the participants who have been informed that their participation was voluntary and anonymous. Confidentiality was promised, and study benefits were mentioned. The study concludes that RE had significant positive effects on task performance and affective commitment. The effect of RE on affective commitment was stronger than it was on task performance. Moreover, job engagement significantly mediated the effects of RE on task performance and affective commitment"

Q.1 Based on the above, identify the various possible Frameworks Approach to the Research Project! Q.2 Based on the above, discuss whether or not the researcher faces an ethical problem or not and why!

Q.3. Based on the above, what is the unit of analysis in this research!