Explain how each of the following might have contributed to the success of Mark’s visit.

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Instructions: There are a total of 6 small questions. Each small question will take around 3 sentences to answer. Of course you can write more or less than 3 sentences, but you need to provide a clear explanation. Complete your answers in a MS-WORD file and upload it before Sunday Mid-night Vancouver time.
Questions 1-3 refer to the following situation: Professor Joe Smith conducted an experiment to investigate the effects of a new medication for treating the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Explain why each of the following would be used in this experiment to help the researcher establish cause and effect relationship between the medicine and improvement of obssessive-compulsive symptoms.
1. Random assignment: what is it in this context and why is it related with establishing cause and effect?
2. Double blind design: what is it in this context and why is it related with establishing cause and effect?
3. Statistical significance: what is it in this context and why is it related with establishing cause and effect?
Questions 4-6 refer to the following situation: Mark traveled to a prestigious college to audition for a music scholarship. After he arrived, he learned that his audition had been rescheduled for late in the day. Mark was required to play several difficult pieces on his saxophone and interview with the judges. Just before leaving campus, he was offered a full scholarship to the college.
Explain how each of the following might have contributed to the success of Mark’s visit.
4. Resistance phase of general adaptation syndrome: what is it in this context and how would it help Mark’s performance?
5. Intrinsic motivation: what is it what is it and how would it help Mark’s performance?
6. Yerkes–Dodson law of arousal: what is it what is it and how would it help Mark’s performance?

Please look over the study of the professor joe smith conducted…. Explanation at the top.

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