Gershoff's (2002) meta-analysis of over 36,000 participants indicates a positive correlation between corporal punishment and other factors. Which factor was not shown to have a positive correlation?
a. aggression as a child
b. aggression as an adult
c. adult criminal behavior
d. improved academic performance
d
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a. F scale (fascism scale). b. social readjustment rating scale. c. MMPI-2. d. TAT (Thematic Apperception Test).
"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method, this statement is most likely a(n)
A) theory. B) untestable statement. C) hypothesis. D) fact.
The word correlation is often used as a synonym for __________
a) validity. b) reliability c) variable d) relationship