Which of the following is(are) correct interpretation(s) of correlation? Correlation _________
a. indicates the degree of the relationship between two variables
b. indicates a causal relationship between two variables
c. is useful in deciding which variables to manipulate in an experimental study
d. a and b
e. a and c
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a. interpersonal treatment b. psychological treatment c. psychosomatic treatment d. psychobiological treatment
Based on statistics, which 16-year-old is most likely to die as the result of natural causes?
a. Kay, who is a European American female b. Mae, who is an African American female c. Jay, who is a European American male d. Ray, who is an African American male
Suppose a study reports findings that private school students do better academically compared to public school students
Where the researchers are looking at existing schools from both categories as the independent variable and grade point averages as the dependent variable. In this study, the researcher is making use of a a. quasi-experiment with a nonmanipulated independent variable. b. laboratory experiment with a high degree of internal validity. c. correlational study with no manipulations. d. descriptive study with no manipulations and measures.
__________ processes are unconscious, fast, and automatic, whereas_________ processes are slower, intentional and within our conscious awareness.
a. Explicit; implicit b. Implicit; explicit c. Conformity; obedience d. Obedience; conformity