Distinguish experimental research and ex post facto research
What will be an ideal response?
Both are quantitative research. In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the independent variable; in ex post facto, he or she does not manipulate the independent variable.
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Probably the most effective way to study honesty among children in middle schools would be to use
a. an attitude scale asking the children's attitudes toward honesty in school. b. self-report inventories asking middle school children whether they are honest in school. c. a situational test in which children have the opportunity to be dishonest. d. ratings by teachers on the extent that middle school children are honest in school situations.
Schools are not the best places to teach social skills because of the focus on academics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A researcher conducts a study measuring 20 children before and after they play violent video games and obtains a value of 1.98 for the t-statistic. For a non-directional alternative hypothesis, which of the following is the correct way to present this analysis?
a. t(20) = 1.98, p > .05 b. t(19) = 1.98, p > .05 c. t(18) = 1.98, p > .05 d. t(38) = 1.98, p > .01
Knowing a great deal about students and their personal identities helps __________
A) them be successful B) when giving them grades C) teachers make personal connections to their students D) you decide which students will be teacher's pets