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Covid pandemic and depression
Grading rubric for APA style research paper
Evaluation
10 (Strong)
8 (Proficient)
6 (Satisfactory)
4 (Weak)
2 (Unacceptable)
(20 points) Title Page & Abstract
· _____(10) Title page (running head, page number, title, author name, institute)
· _____(10) Abstract (what is the topic, who were the participants, what was the study paradigm, what were the key measures, what was the main result, what was the main take-home message and limitation) (maximum 300 words)
(20 points) Introduction
· _____(10) Background/literature search (What is the topic area? What are the examples from everyday live? What has been done by researchers so far in the field? Give details from previous research findings? What is the theory? Give operational definition of the psychology concepts.)
· _____(10) Hypothesis development (What is the hypothesis? How did the student come to that hypothesis?)
(40 points) Methods
· _____(10) Participants
(Who were your participants? How many participants did you have?)
· _____(10) Design (experimental, correlation, etc.? what is the IV and DV?)
· _____(10) Measures/Materials (How was the IV/variable #1 operationalized? How was the DV/Variable operationalized? What were the materials?)
· _____(10) Procedure (What did the experimenters do? What did the participants do?)
(40 points) Results
· _____(10) Report descriptive statistics (What were the means and sd values for IV and DV)
· _____(10) Report inferential statistics (what were the statistics results, e.g., t-test, ANOVA)
· _____(10) One good sentence in elaborating the effect
· _____(10) Tables/figures/graphs
(40 points) Discussion
· _____(10) Hypothesis, supported or not?
· _____(10) Interpretation of results; discussion of confounds (if experimental)
· _____(10) Limitations
· _____(10) Future potential studies
(40 points) for the remaining sections.
· _____(10) References (Reference page? At least 3)
· _____(10) APA Style (Follow APA style in title page, font, margins, spacing)
· _____(10) APA Style (Follow APA style in citations and references?)
· ______(10) Proofreading/grammar/clarity (Typing errors? Comma errors? Incomplete sentences? Spelling errors? Scientific writing style)
______ (points) TOTAL SCORE GRADED
Paper is Due 05. 12. 2021 (exam day). Final Paper Submitted via Blackboard in PDF or doc. Format only.
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Post Covid Questionnaire
May 7, 2021 2:14 AM MDT
Q1 – Identify your gender
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# Field False True Total
1 Male 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
2 Female 0.00% 0 100.00% 6 6
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n-binary / third gender 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
4 Prefer not to say 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
Male Female Non-binary / third gender Prefer not to say
False
NO DATA
True
60.00%
40.00%
Q2 – How old are you?
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# Field False True Total
1 Under 18 0.00% 0 100.00% 3
3
2 18 – 24 0.00% 0 100.00% 5
5
3 25 – 34 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
4 35 – 44 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
5 45 – 54 0.00% 0 100.00% 2
2
6 55 or older 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
Under 18 18 – 24 25 – 34 35 – 44 45 – 54 55 or older
False
NO DATA
True
50.00%
20.00%
30.00%
Q3 – What is your current relationship status?
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# Field False True Total
1 Single 0.00% 0 100.00% 8 8
2 Married 0.00% 0 100.00% 2 2
3 Widowed 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
4 Divorced/Seperated 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
5 Prefer not to say 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
Single Married Widowed Divorced/Seperated Prefer not to say
80%
Single
20%
Married
Q4 – Do you feel like no one understands you?
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# Field False True Total
1 Yes 0.00% 0 100.00% 1
1
2 Sometimes 0.00% 0 100.00% 9 9
3 No 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
Yes Sometimes No
False
NO DATA
True
90.00%
10.00%
Q5 – Are you afraid to talk to someone about your feelings?
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# Field False True Total
1 Yes 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
2 Sometimes 0.00% 0 100.00% 5 5
3 No 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
1
5
4
Yes
Sometimes
No
Q15 – How much have been affect from Covid?
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# Field False True Total
1 A great deal 0.00% 0 100.00% 2 2
2 A lot 0.00% 0 100.00% 5 5
3 A moderate amount 0.00% 0 100.00% 3 3
4 A little 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
5 None at all 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
A great deal A lot A moderate amount A little None at all
.
NO DATA
.
20.00%
50.00%
30.00%
Q17 – Before Covid, how often did you communicate with friends and family via phone,
text, email, etc.?
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# Field False True Total
1 Every day 0.00% 0 100.00% 5 5
2 A couple of times a week 0.00% 0 100.00% 2 2
3 A couple of times a month 0.00% 0 100.00% 3 3
4 Once a month 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
5 Not at all 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
6
Not sure
0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
5
2
3
.
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5
Every day
A couple of times a week
A couple of times a month
Once a month
Not at all
Not sure
Q16 – During Covid, how often did you communicate with friends and family via phone,
text, email, etc.?
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# Field False True Total
1 Every day 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
2 A couple of times a week 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
3 A couple of times a month 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
4 Once a month 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
5 Not at all 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
6 Not sure 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
4
4
1
1
.
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Every day
A couple of times a week
A couple of times a month
Once a month
Not at all
Not sure
Q6 – Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms ? (Select all that apply.)
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# Field False True Total
1 Trouble concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions 0.00% 0 100.00% 5 5
2 Fatigue 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
3 Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and helplessness 0.00% 0 100.00% 3 3
4 Hopelessness 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
5 Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness, or sleeping too much 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
6 Crankiness 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
7 Restlessness 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
8 Loss of interest in things once pleasurable 0.00% 0 100.00% 5 5
9 Overeating or appetite loss 0.00% 0 100.00% 2 2
10 Aches, pains, headaches, or cramps that won’t go away 0.00% 0 100.00% 3 3
11 Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” feelings 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
12 Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
Trouble concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions Fatigue Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and helplessness Hopelessness
Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness, or sleeping too much Crankiness Restlessness Loss of interest in things once pleasurable
Overeating or appetite loss Aches, pains, headaches, or cramps that won’t go away Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” feelings
Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
.
NO DATA
.
7.89%
10.53%
10.53%
7.89%
10.53%
10.53%
13.16%
5.26%
10.53%
13.16%
Q14 – Are these symptoms due to quarantine following the pandemic?
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# Field False True Total
1 Yes 0.00% 0 100.00% 3 3
2 Maybe 0.00% 0 100.00% 4 4
3 I don’t know 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
4 No 0.00% 0 100.00% 2 2
Yes Maybe I don’t know No
30%
Yes
40%
Maybe
20%
No
Q7 – Do you want to ask questions about depression and bipolar disorder but may feel
embarrassed?
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# Field False True Total
1 Yes 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
2 Sometimes 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0
3 No 0.00% 0 100.00% 9 9
Yes Sometimes No
90%
No
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section labels, 2.28
keywords, 2.10
professional
title page, 2.3
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Level 2 heading in the
introduction, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.4
narrative citation, 8.11;
paraphrasing, 8.23
parenthetical citation
of a work with one
author, 8.17
parenthetical citation
for works with the
same author and
same date, 8.19
parenthetical citation
of multiple works, 8.12
Level 2 heading in the
introduction, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.4
title, 2.4, Table 2.1
running head, 2.8
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parenthetical citation of
multiple works, 8.12
Level 2 heading in the
introduction, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.4
narrative citation used
to paraphrase methods
from two studies, 8.23
long paraphrase, 8.24
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Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
Level 1 heading after
the introduction, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
italics used for anchors
of a scale, 6.22
statistics presented
in text, 6.43
Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
en dash used in a
numerical range, 6.6
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Level 1 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
statistics presented in
text, 6.43
Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
table called out in
text, 7.5; table
numbers, 7.10
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footnote callout, 2.13
referring to a previous
footnote, 2.13
footnote in page
footer, 2.13
Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
figure called out in
text, 7.5; figure
numbers, 7.24
Level 1 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
parenthetical citation
of multiple papers by
the same author, 8.12
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percent symbol
repeated in a range,
6.44
parenthetical citation
of multiple works, 8.12
parenthetical citation
of a work with two
authors, 8.17
Level 3 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
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Level 3 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
parenthetical citation
of two works, 8.12
“see also” citation, 8.12
parenthetical citation
of a work with one
author, 8.17
Level 2 heading, 2.27,
Table 2.3, Figure 2.5
quotation marks used
to indicate an ironic
comment, 6.7
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journal article reference
without a DOI, 10.1
journal article reference,
10.1
reference list, 2.12,
Chapter 9; section
labels, 2.28
letters used after the
year for multiple works
with the same author
and year, 9.47
book reference, 10.2
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journal article
reference with missing
issue number, 9.26
title ending with a
question mark, 9.19
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table number, 7.10
figure number,
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table title, 7.11
figure title, 7.25
table note, 7.14
figure note,
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