Nonexperimental Design

PSY 452 – Experimental Psychology

Non-Experimental Designs Instructions

To better understand the concept of non-experimental designs, be sure to read all the assigned readings for this Topic before beginning the assignment:

1. For this assignment, you will watch three television shows from the genres listed below and analyze them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show. Choose a show that fits the following genres:

a. Situation comedy

b. Cartoon

c. Drama

Tally Sheet

1. On the Tally Sheet template below, tally the number of times you see a mode of aggression on the selected program.

a. Rate the overall violence using a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all violent) to 5 (extremely violent).

2. Collapse your data within each program category.

3. Determine the mean rate of acts per program hour for each modes of aggression.

4. Determine the overall mean violence rating for each category.