A teacher wants to see whether middle school students with good grades on spelling tests are also good at math tests. Which of the following methods would be the most effective tool for determining whether there is a relationship between spelling test performance and math ability?

A. Case study
B. Correlational
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Experimental


Answer: B

Psychology

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Psychology

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A. the affective heuristic B. the representativeness heuristic C. the availability heuristic D. an algorithm

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Which of the following is characterized by physiological arousal and is linked to many basic adaptive behaviors that aid survival?

a. expectations b. perceptions c. emotions d. sensations

Psychology