A psychologist conducts a research study and finds that abused children have more difficulty in school than non-abused children. a. Is this a descriptive, correlational, or experimental study? Justify your choice. b. Based on the study, the psychologist draws the conclusion that an abusive home life leads to poorer school performance in school. Is this conclusion justified? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
a. It is a correlational study because it investigates the extent to which two variables, abuse and school performance, are associated.
b. The conclusion is not justified. Conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships cannot be drawn from correlational studies.
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