Working memory in children born very pre-term

Based on previous study findings you need to develop a rationale for the study aim and three hypotheses. The three hypotheses are below and for each hypothesis you need to choose one of the three underlined options.
1. Children born preterm will show reduced/ similar/ better performance on a verbal working memory task at 7 years compared with term born children.
2. Children born preterm will show reduced/ similar/ better performance on a verbal working memory task at 10 years compared with term born children.
3. Children born preterm will show a decline in/ similar/ improvement in performance on a verbal working memory task performance from 7 to 10 years of age.
You must have three hypotheses and you must use the wording provided. From the options available, you are still able to choose a non- directional hypothesis by selecting “similar”.
You are provided with the data analysis output to prepare the results section of your lab report. A copy of the output will be available on the PSY2071 Moodle website. The output provides all information needed to prepare the results section of your lab report, e.g. results for the two-tailed independent samples t-tests are provided and you can divide these by 2 to calculate the results for the one-tailed test. Assume the assumption of normality is met based on the Shapiro Wilk test, which does not need to be reported in the results section of your lab report.

If you are struggling with the interpretation of the results, take a look back at the Quantitative Methods Seminar slides

1500 words. Strict upper limit (no 10% leeway). References, tables and figures are not included in the word count

If you are struggling with the interpretation of the results, take a look back at the Quantitative Methods Seminar slides

1500 words. Strict upper limit (no 10% leeway). References, tables and figures are not included in the word count