1.Jackson (2012) even-numbered Chapter Exercises (p. 244). ·  2. You read in a health magazine about a study in which a new therapy technique for depression was examined. A group of depressed individuals volunteered to participate in the study, which lasted 9 months. There were 50 subjects at the beginning of the study and 29 at the end of the 9 months. The researchers claimed that of those who completed the program, 85%improved. What possible confounds can you identify in this study? ·  4. What are internal validity and external validity, and why are they so important to researchers? ·  6. What are the similarities and differences between within-subjects and matched-subjects 2.What is the purpose of conducting an experiment? How does an experimental design accomplish its purpose? 3.What are the advantages and disadvantages of an experimental design in a business study? 4.What is more important in an experimental study, designing the study in order to make strong internal validity claims or strong external validity claims? Why? 5.In an experiment, what is a control? What is the purpose of a control group? Of single or multiple comparison groups? 6.What are confounds? Give an example of a design that has three confounds. Describe three ways to alter the design to address these confounds and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. 7.What does “cause” mean and why is it an important concept in research? How are correlation and causation related? 8.You are a researcher interested in addressing the question: does smiling cause mood to rise (i.e., become more positive)? Sketch between-participants, within-participants, and matched-participants designs that address this question and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each to yielding data that help you answer the question. Describe and discuss each design in 4-5 sentences. Support your paper with a minimum of 5 resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages References: Minimum of 5 scholarly resources. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Throughout your education, you have been asked to research topics and write papers, engage in thought-provoking discussions, consider diverse perspectives, and a host of other challenges that have required you to use both your discipline-specific skills as well as your soft skills. These are called transferable skills and are skills that you develop that can be transferred and applied within your chosen career. Transferable skills are highly valuable and essential for career success.Throughout this course, you have been working on a project that allowed you to demonstrate your understanding of the transferable skills. It is now time to submit your project/assignment and add a transferable skills reflection.To complete this assignment, you will need to do the following:Part I: Compiling Your Exemplar ProjectCompile all of your completed course project assignment deliverables. Place them in the proper order and save them in a single Microsoft Word document.Part II: Transferable Skills Self ReflectionIn a minimum of 1 full page, using Microsoft Word, write an essay (full introduction and conclusion), which includes the following:Describe the knowledge, skills and/or attitudes regarding each of the transferable skills that you've gained as a result of completing this particular project/assignment.Discuss the ways that you are going to incorporate the transferable skills (the transferable skills that you showcased in your exemplary project) into your work within your chosen career field.Describe your future goals based on the transferable skills that you've chosen to showcase.Write your paper utilizing proper tone, spelling and grammar.Once you have completed your reflection assignment, add it to the end of the document you compiled in part I. The self-reflection should be the last few pages of your exemplar project. If done correctly, everything will be one document!