psy 335 mock IRB worksheet
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Proposal Worksheet
Each team member will pick an article for this worksheet. Replicate these set of questions for each team member for this worksheet.
Team member name: Kevin Hwang
Citation of article: Hely, J. M., Jamieson, G. A., & Dunstan, D. (2011). Smoking Cessation: A Combined Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Hypnotherapy Self-Help Treatment Protocol. Australian Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 39(2), 196–227. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=95317811&site=ehost-live&scope=site
1. What is the author’s goal?
The author’s goal with this article was to show the efficacy of combining two forms of therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Hypnotherapy, to help individuals to reduce cigarette intake and/or achieve cessation of smoking.
2. What questions remain unanswered?
The question that still remains unanswered is if whether or not hypnosis alone can help decrease a smoker’s urge to smoke.
3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?
If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, I would have 3 separate groups. The first group would only be subject to CBT, while the second group would be subject only to Hypnotherapy. The third group would get the combined efforts of both types of therapy.
4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?
The independent variable would be the type of therapy that is being administered to the group, CBT and hypnotherarpy. The dependant variable would be amount of cigarettes smoked during the experiment. The control variables would be amount of therapies that the subjects would have to undergo.
Team member name:Julie Brandenburg
Citation of article: Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation (Review)
2010The Cochrane Collaboration1-41
Barnes J, Dong CY, McRobbie H, Walker N, Mehta M, Stead LF
1. What is the author’s goal?
The objective of this article is to figure out if hypnosis can be just as effective or even have a greater effect on quitting smoking over a six month period. The hypnosis would be compared to other interventions and verses no treatment.
2. What questions remain unanswered?
Would there be a difference in the results if the individuals were looked at from a class perspective? Would someone who was poor have the same success rate as someone who had an open checkbook?
3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?
Not only would I have chosen individuals that wanted to quit smoking and had smoked for years. I would’ve also collected the same number of women verse men and the same number of poor versus the wealthy. My objective would be to see if it’s easier for men or women to quit with this process. Also, if someone has the funds to invest in the hypnosis more than once would the results differ. Compared to a poor individual that wouldn’t have the funds to follow up with more sessions
4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?
The independent variable would be the type of therapy that was used within the group study which was the hypnosis. The dependent would be the number of cigarettes that the individuals smoked during the study period. The control variable would be the number of therapy sessions that followed the hypnosis session or if there was more than one hypnosis session.
Team member name: Patrice Scope
Citation of article: Robinson, T. E., & Berridge, K. C. (2003). Addiction. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 25-53
1. What is the author’s goal?
The authors’ goal for this particular article was to examine the various theories about how drugs affect our psychological pathways and later turns into addictions. One of the proposed theories is a type of dysfunction on our frontol cortical systems which usually control decision making and ultimately lead to the compulsive behavior of an addiction.
2. What questions remain unanswered?
Does NAcc-related circuitry play a primary role in drug addictions like drug sensitization?
3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?
Hypothesis: The system NAcc-related circuitry does play a major role in drug addiction while drug sensitization plays a secondary role. To test this hypothesis, I would run various tests on drug dependent individuals (preferably, the same drug) and compare the results of the NAcc-related system to drug sensitization. The number of Dopamine receptors in the NAcc will be measured for the results.
4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?
The independent variable would be the amount of drug. For example, the experiment could be set up on a scale with how many usages the individual partake in on a daily basis. The dependent variable would be the number of Dopamine receptors that is found in the NAcc. The control group would be a group of individuals that do not partake in drugs
Team member name:Zenobia J. Bostic
Citation of article:Riegel, B. Tonnies, S. (2011). Hypnosis for smoking cessation: The Effectiveness of some basic principles of hypnotherapy without using formal trace--- A Case Study. Journal Of Smoking Cessation, 6 (2), 83 – 84. doi:http://dx.doi.org.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/10.1375/jsc.6.2.83
1. What is the author’s goal?
The author’s goal to highlight some insight on some intervention strategies when using the basic principles of hypnotherapy.
2. What questions remain unanswered?
How deep is the roots of the mental addiction of the subconscious mind(thoughts)?
3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?
I would try to design an experiment to test “How to tap into an individual subconscious to gain knowledge of how the addiction started and what strategies from hypotherapy will connect with the habits or behavior to help them quit without the triggers.
4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?
The independent variable was the choosing hypnosis with a high expectation of success. Dependent variable Mr. D a regular smoker for about 45 years tried to quit several times in those years. He had never stayed abstinent for more than one month. The control variable would be his motivation to quit, he spoke about the growing loneliness of smokers in today’s society.
Team member name: Jennifer Ross
Citation of article: Timothy P. Carmosy, Carol Duncan, Joel A. Simons, Sharon Solkowitz, Joy Huggins, Sharon Lee, Kevin Delucchi; Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Volume10, Issue 5, 1 May 2008, Pages 811-818,https://doi-org.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/10.1080/14622200802023833
1. What is the author’s goal?
The goal of this article was to determine whether hypnosis is more effective in helping smokers quit then just regular behavior counseling.
2. What questions remain unanswered?
The question I have is does hypnosis alone help smokers quit.
3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?
I would set up different test subjects. Some with just hypnosis, and the same number getting both behavior couseling and hypnosis. I would see the status of all groups in 7 to 10 10 days then again at 3 months, 6 months, 9 month, and one year.
4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?
independent variable is behavioral counciling, dependent is hypnosis only group, control would be hypnosis.
After reviewing each team member’s submission, answer the following questions as a team:
1. What is your research question?
How can hypnosis help smokers decrease their urge to smoke?
2. What is your hypothesis?
Since studies show that hypnosis can be used to alter automatic mental processes, individuals who undergo hypnotherapy will see a decrease in urge to smoke.