Q PSYC 3140 Research Question and Hypotheses Assignment Create three research questions and hypotheses that interest you and can reasonably be addressed at UNO. Research Questions are broad topic of study. (Ex: Are there differences among groups in texting while driving?) Hypotheses are questions about something that may be true and is waiting for evidence (Do males and females differ in their use of cell phones while driving?). For each research question, generate a hypotheses. Do NOT make a prediction! Lastly, for each Research Question/ Hypotheses pair, conduct a search using PsycINFO and find one resource informing the topic. Include the APA style citation (consult Appendix A in Cozby or the APA manual) and Abstract from the resource. Due Wednesday 9/6 by the start of class in Canvas. 30 points. Example: RQ: Are there group differences in cheating behavior on college campuses? Hypotheses: Do students from higher income families cheat more than students from low income families? APA Citation: Neville, L. (2012). Do economic equality and generalized trust inhibit academic dishonesty? Evidence from state-level search engine queries. Psychological Science,23(4), 339-345. Doi:10.1177/0957797611435980 Abstract: What effect does economic inequality have on academic integrity? Using data from search-engine queries made between 2003 and 2011 on Google and state-level measures of income inequality and generalized trust, I found that academically dishonest searches (queries seeking term-paper mills and help with cheating) were more likely to come from states with higher income inequality and lower levels of generalized trust. These relations persisted even when controlling for contextual variables, such as average income and the number of colleges per capita. The relation between income inequality and academic dishonesty was fully mediated by generalized trust. When there is higher economic inequality, people are less likely to view one another as trustworthy. This lower generalized trust, in turn, is associated with a greater prevalence of academic dishonesty. These results might explain previous findings on the effectiveness of honor codes. 1. RQ: Hypothesis: APA Citation: Abstract: 2. RQ: Hypothesis: APA Citation: Abstract: 3. RQ: Hypothesis: APA Citation: Abstract:

Q RQ: Are there group differences in cheating behavior on college campuses? Hypotheses: Do students from higher income families cheat more than students from low income families? APA Citation: Neville, L. (2012). Do economic equality and generalized trust inhibit academic dishonesty? Evidence from state-level search engine queries. Psychological Science,23(4), 339-345. Doi:10.1177/0957797611435980 1. RQ: Are there differences in suicide risks in males and females? Hypothesis: Do students from more supportive families have lower risks of suicide? APA Citation: Chang, E. C., Chang, O. D., Martos, T., Sallay, V., Lee, J., Stam, K. R., & ... Yu, T. (2017). Family support as a moderator of the relationship between loneliness and suicide risk in college students: Having a supportive family matters!. The Family Journal, 25(3), 257-263. doi:10.1177/1066480717711102 2. RQ: Is there a higher risk of substance abuse in college students depending on sexual orientation? Hypothesis: Do students that define themselves in the LGBTQIA community have a higher risk of substance abuse?