Government Data

Answer the following questions using information from the following:

• U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018.

How many people in the United States under the age of 18 lived below the poverty line in 2018?

12,759

How many people aged 65 and older lived below the poverty line in 2018?

4,893

How would psychologists use government data?

Psychologists can use government data to make inferences based on the population of information that was gathered.

Using the Library

In the Capella University Library, using Summons, search for children and poverty. How many results does this give you?

2,450,109

From the Capella library home page, click Databases, click Databases A-Z, click PSYCArticles. Search for children and poverty.

From your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, put a check next to Peer Reviewed, and change the publication date to 2014 to 2018. Now how many results do you have?

1,752

In your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, find Subject: Major Heading and click Show More, then scroll to mental health and put a check next to it. Click Update. Now how many results do you have?

94

In your search results, in the bar to your left, find Subject and click Show More, then scroll to life satisfaction and put a check next to it. Click Update. Now how many results do you have?

Click on the title of the first result, then look to the right bar and click Cite. Then scroll to APA. Copy and paste.

Berry, J. W., & Hou, F. (2016). Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing in Canada. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 57(4), 254–264. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000064

Click on the title of the second result, then look to the right bar and click Cite. Then scroll to APA. Copy and paste.

Sutter, M., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Discrimination, mental health, and suicidal ideation among LGBTQ people of color. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 98–105. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000126

Are these two articles about children and poverty?

No, these articles are about immigration and the effect of discrimination on minority groups.

What could you have done differently to get results that were about children and poverty?

In order to get results about children and poverty, I could try using more specific key terms or different subjects related to the articles I am looking for.

Using Scholarly Articles

Find the following article in the Capella library and then use it to answer the following questions:

PSYC FPX 3210 Assessment 1 Analyzing Sources

Wang, Y., & Rodgers, R. (2006). Impact of service-learning and social justice education on college students’ cognitive development. NASPA Journal, 43(2), 316–337. doi:10.2202/1949-6605.1642

Read the information in the section Methodology. Describe the sample instructor and student population (who participated), number of courses, and the type of institution. Use the correct in-text citation.

In this study, there were seven instructors from six service-learning courses who were invited to participate along with the students in these courses. These courses were offered at a Midwestern State University (Wang & Rodgers, 2006).

What do we know about the generalizability of this study? In the language of researchers, can the results of this study be generalized?

It may be hard to generalize this study to the whole population. The researchers focused mainly on students from these courses who were also characterized by their academic level. This study is focused on that group of individuals, not on students who may be on a different academic level as well.

Find the following article in the library and then use it to answer the following questions:

Sutter, M., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Discrimination, mental health, and suicidal ideation among LGBTQ people of color. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 98–105. https://doiorg.library.capella.edu/10.1037/cou0000126

Read the information in the section Method – Participants. Describe the sample population (who participated) in your own words. Use the correct citation.

The participants in this study were individuals who identify as LGBTQ, were of a racial/ethnic minority background and were at least 18 years of age. The data was collected through an online survey.

Outside of the participants in this survey, who else might the results be true for? In the language of research, who can the results be generalized to?

These results could be generalized to any LGBTQ individual, from racial minority groups or not. This could also be generalized to individuals who are just from minority backgrounds. Many people face discrimination today, whether it is race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. and the negative impacts that it has, can be generalized to many individuals.

PSYC FPX 3210 Assessment 1 Analyzing Sources