A bathroom scale is reliable if it has the ability to produce similar results when repeated measurements are made under identical conditions. It is a valid measurement if it is designed to measure weight and that is what it measures. Provide an example of an everyday measure that you deem to be both reliable and valid. •Your initial response should be at least 250 words •All references are expected to be cited in APA format •Submit summaries on two more articles on your topic, using the questions outlined previously (Week 2) •The articles must be research studies where data was collected. (Theory pieces are fine for your paper, but not for this assignment.) Summarize the design of each of the articles by answering the following questions using the terminology from your reading Was the study correlational, experimental, or some combination of both? How do you know? Was it done in the laboratory or the field? What conclusions can be drawn from the study? What conclusions cannot be drawn from the study? What are some strengths and limitations of the research design? Name two areas for future research based on the article (either those listed in the paper or your own ideas) •Click the Submit Assignment button below to upload your assignment to Turnitin no later than Sunday Plagiarism Three common types of plagiarism you need to be aware of as a student: •Recycling a paper; “double-dipping”; self-plagiarism: Reusing a paper you have written for a previous course •Copying directly from a source without proper quotations or paraphrasing: When you try to pass something off as your own work •Not using proper citations According to the Academic Integrity and Academic Dishonesty Handbook: Your paper should have at least 80% of your own original thought, not “borrowed, paraphrased [or] quoted” from material pulled from the Internet, articles, journals, books, etc. Your thoughts, not someone else’s! Running head: SOCIAL PERCEPTION 1 SOCIAL PERCEPTION 4 Social Perception Cherod Jones Florida Tech Social Perception Research Topic Proposal Social personal perception is the way a person perceives and understands issues. This is an interesting topic to do research because people are different, and they perceive issues from an array of viewpoints. For my research proposal, the topic I would like to investigate is the determinants of social perception. My main objective is to identify and determine the various factors that determine how people perceive issues. I have seen how people, cultures, nationalities can perceive the same action in different ways, such as kneeling during the National Anthem at professional football games. Upon preliminary research, some literature that I read claimed that both internal and external factors determine a person’s perception. My research shall highlight on pointing out the various internal and external factors, as well as clarifying how these factors shapes and forms the perception that the person show.

1. A bathroom scale is reliable if it has the ability to produce
similar results when repeated measurements are made under
identical conditions. It is a valid measurement if it is designed
to measure weight and that is what it measures. Provide an
example of an everyday measure that you deem to be both
reliable and valid.
•Your initial response should be at least 250 words
•All references are expected to be cited in APA format
•Submit summaries on two more articles on your topic, using
the questions outlined previously (Week 2)
•The articles must be research studies where data was collected.
(Theory pieces are fine for your paper, but not for this
assignment.)
Summarize the design of each of the articles by answering the
following questions using the terminology from your reading
Was the study correlational, experimental, or some combination
of both?
How do you know?
Was it done in the laboratory or the field?
What conclusions can be drawn from the study?
What conclusions cannot be drawn from the study?
What are some strengths and limitations of the research design?
Name two areas for future research based on the article (either
those listed in the paper or your own ideas)
•Click the Submit Assignment button below to upload your
assignment to Turnitin no later than Sunday
Plagiarism
Three common types of plagiarism you need to be aware of as a
student:
•Recycling a paper; “double-dipping”; self-plagiarism: Reusing
a paper you have written for a previous course
•Copying directly from a source without proper quotations or
paraphrasing: When you try to pass something off as your own

2. work
•Not using proper citations
According to the Academic Integrity and Academic Dishonesty
Handbook:
Your paper should have at least 80% of your own original
thought, not “borrowed, paraphrased [or] quoted” from material
pulled from the Internet, articles, journals, books, etc. Your
thoughts, not someone else’s!
Running head: SOCIAL PERCEPTION 1
SOCIAL PERCEPTION 4
Social Perception
Cherod Jones
Florida Tech
Social Perception Research Topic Proposal
Social personal perception is the way a person perceives and
understands issues. This is an interesting topic to do research
because people are different, and they perceive issues from an
array of viewpoints. For my research proposal, the topic I would
like to investigate is the determinants of social perception. My
main objective is to identify and determine the various factors
that determine how people perceive issues. I have seen how
people, cultures, nationalities can perceive the same action in

3. different ways, such as kneeling during the National Anthem at
professional football games. Upon preliminary research, some
literature that I read claimed that both internal and external
factors determine a person’s perception. My research shall
highlight on pointing out the various internal and external
factors, as well as clarifying how these factors shapes and forms
the perception that the person shows.
This is an important psychological area of research because it
would help to establish a deeper understanding of why people
differ and tend to misunderstand each other when it comes to
perceiving issues. It is an area of research that can help people
understand and embrace each other despite their differences in
perception. Moreover, I think most people are unaware of their
inherent biases and people tend to retreat to their corners where
it is safe. My goal is to get a better understanding and inform
the reader to consider another point of view.
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