Which of the following types of research offers insights into relationships between variables but cannot determine causality?
A. descriptive and correlational research
B. experimental and descriptive research
C. correlational and experimental research
D. folk and experiential research
Answer: A
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In a hospital corridor, you overhear physicians discussing a patient's soft signs. You ask your own physician what they meant and find that they were referring to
a. neurological symptoms, such as delays in fine motor coordination. b. symptoms that only appear in evidence from low-tech types of testing equipment. c. indications that suggest a low level of a certain neurotransmitter is present. d. an area of the brain that experienced a direct blow that causes seizure-like symptoms.
Which of the following is the preferred method for investigating cause and effect?
A. correlational study B. case study C. experiment D. naturalistic observation
A moderator variable is a variable that . . .
a. Hosts discussions about variables b. Is not as extreme as other variables c. Gives the answer, “It depends,” to scientific questions d. None of the above
Which of the following is the largest applied work setting for psychologists?
a) health care b) universities c) middle and high schools d) non-profit companies