Provide an example of a quantitative study you might design, indicating the research topic, the independent variable, and the dependent variable.
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses will vary. For example, a student might choose to design a study that investigates the relationship between peer mentoring and student success in college. The independent variable would be whether a student was matched with a peer mentor and the dependent variable would be student success, operationalized as student GPA.
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a) Autonomy b) Affiliation c) Achievement d) Abasement
When someone opens a door, we do not experience the door as becoming distorted in form, from a rectangle to a diamond to a flat, thin stripe, and the like. Rather, we recognize the door as remaining in its original form. This phenomenon is called ____ constancy
a. distal b. proximal c. shape d. size
The court system becomes involved in abuse and neglect of a child for which reasons?
a. removing a child from the home b. severe abuse and neglect c. abandonment of child d. all of the above
Most young children need to be told what to do, rather than given choices
Indicate whether the statement is true or false