AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of research would allow you to determine whether students’ grades accurately predict later income?
A
case study
B
naturalistic observation
C
experimentation
D
correlation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer would be option 1, Correlation. Correlation research strategy would allow you to determine whether students’ college grades accurately predict later income.

Detailed explanation-2: -Experimental research allows the identification of causal relationships between entities or events. Successful experimental research depends on well-defined research hypotheses that specify the dependent variables to be observed and the independent variables to be controlled.

Detailed explanation-3: -Correlational studies allow researchers to detect the presence and strength of a relationship between variables, while experimental studies allow researchers to look for cause and effect relationships.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is an example of correlational research? a study in which the researcher looks for a relationship between people’s neighborhood demographics and their level of prejudice.

Detailed explanation-5: -Experimental research, often called true experimentation, uses the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables that make up a study.

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