Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY 1 PSYCHOLOGY 2 Cross-Cultural Research Cross-cultural research is a method of study that psychologists use to compare data and behaviors of people from differing cultures, rather than a single culture. In cross-cultural research, you need to ensure that there is equivalence throughout the study, as well as a lack of bias in your measures, associations, and conclusions. Equivalence is the evidence that your research uses the same techniques and measures to test the same phenomenon across cultures, and this equivalence helps your research to be considered valid and reliable. In addition to equivalence, you must be aware of the potential for personal bias in any cross-cultural research you conduct. A bias is prejudicial predisposition that can prevent impartial thinking. In cross-cultural research, a bias can appear in various forms, such as the Barnum statement (a one-size-fits-all description) or the self-fulfilling prophecy (your assumptions about others can cause them to meet those expectations) (Matsumoto & Juang, 2008; Shiraev & Levy, 2010). For this Discussion, perform an academic literature search in the Walden Library for a research study that includes specific cross-cultural research. Then, analyze the theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues included in the research study. With these thoughts in mind: Post by Day 4 a brief summary of the research study you selected, including the topic and conclusions of the study. Then explain any possible theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues involved in the study. Finally, share your thoughts about how, as a scholar-practitioner, you might address one or more of these issues. Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature. Office 2013 – myitlab:grader – Instructions Excel Project EXP E Capstone 1 - European Excursions 2.5 Project Description: You work for a travel company that specializes in arranging travel accommodations for student tours and vacations in exciting destinations such as Canada, Rome, and the Czech Republic. You created a workbook to store agent names, student IDs, and tour codes. The workbook also contains a work- sheet to store lookup tables. You will complete the workbook for your manager’s approval. You will insert formulas and a variety of functions, convert data to a table, sort and filter the table, and prepare a chart. Instructions: For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks: Step Instructions Points Possible 1 Start Excel. Open exploring_ecap_grader_h1_Trips.xlsx and save the workbook as e00a1Trips_LastFirst. Make sure the Lookup Tables sheet is active. 0.000 2 Assign the range name rates to the base price and commission range. Assign ...

1. Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY
1
PSYCHOLOGY
2
Cross-Cultural Research
Cross-cultural research is a method of study that psychologists
use to compare data and behaviors of people from differing
cultures, rather than a single culture. In cross-cultural research,
you need to ensure that there is equivalence throughout the
study, as well as a lack of bias in your measures, associations,
and conclusions. Equivalence is the evidence that your research
uses the same techniques and measures to test the same
phenomenon across cultures, and this equivalence helps your
research to be considered valid and reliable. In addition to
equivalence, you must be aware of the potential for personal
bias in any cross-cultural research you conduct.
A bias is prejudicial predisposition that can prevent impartial
thinking. In cross-cultural research, a bias can appear in various
forms, such as the Barnum statement (a one-size-fits-all
description) or the self-fulfilling prophecy (your assumptions
about others can cause them to meet those expectations)
(Matsumoto & Juang, 2008; Shiraev & Levy, 2010).
For this Discussion, perform an academic literature search in
the Walden Library for a research study that includes specific
cross-cultural research. Then, analyze the theoretical,
methodological, and ethical issues included in the research
study.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4 a brief summary of the research study you
selected, including the topic and conclusions of the study. Then
explain any possible theoretical, methodological, and ethical

2. issues involved in the study. Finally, share your thoughts about
how, as a scholar-practitioner, you might address one or more
of these issues. Support your responses using the Learning
Resources and the current literature.
Office 2013 – myitlab:grader – Instructions Excel Project
EXP E Capstone 1 - European Excursions 2.5
Project Description:
You work for a travel company that specializes in arranging
travel accommodations for student tours and vacations in
exciting destinations such as Canada, Rome, and the Czech
Republic. You created a workbook to store agent names, student
IDs, and tour codes. The workbook also contains a work- sheet
to store lookup tables. You will complete the workbook for your
manager’s approval. You will insert formulas and a variety of
functions, convert data to a table, sort and filter the table, and
prepare a chart.
Instructions:
For the purpose of grading the project you are required to
perform the following tasks:
Step Instructions Points Possible
1 Start Excel. Open exploring_ecap_grader_h1_Trips.xlsx
and save the workbook as e00a1Trips_LastFirst. Make sure the
Lookup Tables sheet is active. 0.000
2 Assign the range name rates to the base price and
commission range. Assign the range name tours to the data for
the package, tour description, departure, and base cost. 2.000
3 Click cell D13 on the Data sheet and insert a VLOOKUP
function that looks up the tour code, compares it to the tours
table, and returns the description. Copy the function down
through cell D22. 4.000

3. 4 Click cell E13 and insert a lookup function that looks up
the tour code, compares it to the tours table, and returns the
departure date. Copy the function down through cell E22.
4.000
5 Click cell F13 and insert a lookup function that looks up
the tour code, compares it to the tours table, and returns the
base cost of the trip. Copy the function down through cell F22.
4.000
6 In cell G13, insert a formula that adds taxes and fees to the
base cost of the trip (in cell F13) by using the percentage value
in the input area. Use a mixed reference to the cell containing
20% in the input area above the data. Copy the formula down
through cell G22. 4.000
7 In cell H13, insert a PMT function to calculate the
payments for students who want to pay for their trips in three
installments. Use the interest rate and months in the input area
above the data. Use appropriate relative, mixed, and/or absolute
cell references in the formula. Make sure the result is a positive
value. Copy the function down through cell H22. 4.000
8 Click cell I13 and calculate the agent commission using
the base cost of the trip and a VLOOKUP function that returns
the commission rate based on the base cost of the trip using the
rates lookup table. The function should then calculate the
monetary value of the commission. Copy the function down
through cell I22. 4.000
9 Merge and center the main title on the first row over all
data columns on the Data sheet. Apply bold and 18 pt font size.
Merge and center the subtitle on the second row over all data
columns. 6.000
10 Apply Currency number format to the monetary values in
columns F, G, H, and I. Hide the Tour Code column. 4.000
11 Wrap text in the range F12:I12. Set the column widths for
these columns to 11, if necessary. Adjust the row height, if
necessary. Freeze the panes so that the row of column labels
does not scroll offscreen. 4.000
12 Apply the Light Red Fill with Dark Red Text conditional

4. formatting to values in the Total Cost with Taxes column when
the values are above average. 4.000
13 Insert a function to calculate the total for all trips
(including taxes) in cell G5, the average trip cost in cell G6,
and the median trip cost in cell G7. 4.000
14 Insert a function to calculate the lowest trip cost in cell G8
and the highest trip cost in cell G9. Click cell G10 and enter a
function to display today's date. 6.000
15 Copy the Data sheet and place the copied sheet before the
Summary sheet. Remove the conditional formatting rule on the
Data (2) sheet. 4.000
16 Convert the data range in the Data (2) sheet to a table.
Apply the Table Style Medium 21 style to the table. 4.000
17 Sort the table by departure date from oldest to newest and
then alphabetically by trip description. Apply a filter to display
trips arranged by agents Avery and Ross only. 4.000
18 Display a total row. Select a function that calculates totals
for all monetary columns.3.000
19 Create Line sparklines in column H in the Summary sheet
to display six-month trends for each agent. Show the high point
in each sparkline. Apply the SparkLine Style Accent 1, Darker
50% style. If needed, apply the Blue, Accent 1 high point
marker color. 6.000
20 Insert an IF function in column I that displays a $500
bonus if an agent’s average sales are greater than the average of
all sales for the six months. Use two nested AVERAGE
functions in the logical_test argument of the IF function to
make the comparison. 5.000
21 Create a clustered column chart of the agents and their six-
month sales, using the chart type that displays the months on
the category axis. Move the chart to a new chart sheet named
Sales Chart. 6.000
22 Apply the Layout 1 chart layout. Type January-June 2016
Sales by Agent for the chart title. Apply the Style 14 chart
style. 6.000
23 Create a footer with the sheet tab code in the center, and

5. the file name code on the right side of each sheet. 4.000
24 Apply 0.2" left and right margins and scale to one page
(height and width) for the Data and Data (2) sheets. Select
Landscape orientation for the Data (2) sheet. 4.000
25 Save the workbook. Ensure that the worksheets are named
correctly and in the following order: Lookup Tables, Data, Data
(2), Sales Chart, and then Summary. Close the workbook and
exit Excel. Submit the workbook as directed. 0.000
Total Points 100.000
Updated: 02/26/2015 1 Current_Instruction.docx
Lookup TablesBase PriceCommissionPackageTour
DescriptionDepartureBase Cost$1,6992.5%10Adventures in
Canada6/11/16$1,699.00$1,7493.0%20Check Out the Czech
Republic!6/4/16$1,799.00$1,7993.5%30Croatian
Wonders6/11/16$1,899.00$1,8494.0%40Live it Up
London6/18/16$1,699.00$1,8994.5%50Parisian
Pleasures6/25/16$1,749.0060Roaming
Rome6/11/16$1,849.0070Viva España6/25/16$1,799.00
DataEuropean ExcursionsAgent Sales and CommissionsInput
AreaSummary StatisticsTaxes and Fees20%Total for all
trips:Loan APR7%Average trip cost:Months Per Year12Median
trip cost:Total Payments3Lowest cost:Highest cost:Today's
date:Agent NameStudent IDTour CodeTrip
DescriptionDeparture DateBase Cost of TripTotal Cost with
TaxesStudent Payment PlanAgent
CommissionAvery1000120Collins1000230Avery1000310McDon
nough1000450Ross1000560Shannon1000670Collins1000710Ros
s1000840McDonnough1000950Ross1001060
Summary2016 Total Sales by Agent
January -

6. JuneJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneTrendsBonusAvery$
3,671$ 2,973$ 4,017$ 5,040$ 4,963$ 5,497Collins$
1,549$ 992$ 2,267$ 3,201$ 4,008$ 3,798Kinsley$
2,996$ 6,948$ 4,205$ 5,523$ 6,597$ 5,147McDonnough$
2,003$ 4,190$ 3,496$ 1,975$ 2,936$ 3,498Ross$ 4,038$
2,064$ 7,015$ 6,832$ 5,971$ 5,497Shannon$ 1,172$
866$ 2,109$ 3,385$ 4,078$ 3,598Bonus$ 500