RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Question
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studying improves test scores
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there is a relationship between studying and test scores
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anyone who does not study will do poorly on the test
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better students tend to study more
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Detailed explanation-1: -Students would use a combination of active and passive strategies, but those who used more active study strategies or who devoted more of their study time to active strategies would perform higher on their exams than those who used fewer active strategies or devoted less time to active strategies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some students even feel that it barely helps or doesn’t at all while others say it helps them a lot. Scientific studies say that studying does have a direct positive correlation with grades, although it has taken many years to prove it.
Detailed explanation-3: -More study improves grades, but not as much as you think An American study found the average grades of high school boys increased by only about 1.5 percentage points for every extra hour of homework per school night.