Larry D. Thomas, Ph.D.
Psychology Instructor
Blinn College; Brenham Campus
(979) 830-4246
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Bonus Survey
The student survey is a survey of 20 people in the community about a particular
human behavior. This survey question must not be something that would be
embarrassing to the individual or to Blinn College.
The question asked must be asked exactly the same to all 20 individuals so make
sure the question is clear and that words do not leave into question what you are
inquiring. For instance thongs can be shoes or underwear.
The question should have a numerical value as an answer. For instance you may
ask “What percentage do you normally tip a wait person?” or “How many keys do
you currently have in your possession?” Do not ask questions that yield a zero for a
response (or leave them out of the 20). For instance we already know how many
pets a non-pet-owner owns – NONE! We are only interested in how many pets, pet
owners actually own.
Once you have the 20 response you will open the Microsoft Excel file linked below
and enter your information. Please edit the headings with your name, questions,
population/sample information. Then enter the results from the 20 people under the
column “Score”. Do not edit any other columns as they are set to calculate your
results for you.
Once you have entered the information and data into the form exit out of the last
data cell. It will calculate your results for you. Then print out the form for your
records and save the form to your personal drive with a title:
YOURLASTNAME_Survey
Once you have saved the file to your personal drive then go to Aplia and upload
your file and submit it as the Survey Bonus Assignment.
Link: Excel Survey Report Form
Larry D. Thomas, Ph.D.
Psychology Instructor
Blinn College; Brenham Campus
(979) 830-4246
Bonus Report
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The critique must use the McNamara Report Form. Click on link below.
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The paper must be in portrait layout on a 8 ½ by 11 inch sheet of paper.
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The article critique must be from a professional psychology journal or a legitimate
psychology source (i.e. American Psychological Association: apa.org ; college or
university website etc.). * DO NOT USE Psychology Today!
Use the upper left section to develop your own graph of the most important data you
wish to share from the journal article. This should be actual research results and not
how many people participated in the study. Select the right graph format for the
data. For instance do not use pie charts unless you are presenting data that sums to
100%. Make sure the graph is clearly readable when printed.
Use the upper right section to develop a bullet style presentation of the main points
you want to make about the article you read. All the data in the graph must appear
in the outline. Make sure you explain what the data means in this section. These
entries will likely be brief so choose your words carefully for clarity. Use Times
Roman 10pt type in this section.
Use the lower half of the page to write a narrative. You should use the bulleted text
above as an outline for the paragraph and think of it as the Introduction or Conclusion
of a major paper. Use Times Roman 10pt type in this section. Make sure all the data
is repeated again in this narrative section and that you have explained the results
well.
Before you turn in your assignment please check yourself on these points.
 Article is from appropriate source.
 Article is in McNamara format.
 Graph is clear, concise and explains important data.
 Outline includes all the data in the graph.
 Outline has expounded on data for more clarity.
 Paragraph includes all the data in the graph.
 Paragraph is college level writing.
Save your work as LASTNAME_McNamara to your personal drive. Then upload that
file and submit it into Aplia for you grade.
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Link: McNamara Report Format in Word Form
Article Title
Article Authors
Journal Title, Journal #, Page #
Report by: Your-Name Here
Insert Bullet Text Here
 First Main Point 1.00
 Support 1.01
 Support 1.02
 Support 1.03
 Second Main Point 2.00
 Support 2.01
 Support 2.02
 Support 2.03
 Third Main Point 3.00
 Support 3.01
 Support 3.02
 Support 3.03
Insert Graph or Table
Important Data Results
Make your Own Graph
This should support your main points.
Title
Write a paragraph that explains all the data in the graph and major points bulleted above. Practice brevity and
clarity of writing. Say it in the briefest way possible but clearly communicate the important information. After
viewing the data presented, the bulleted text and this text box, others should be able to clearly understand your
communication. The font here should be Times New Roman 10pt type and the paragraph should fill this box.