AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a research method?
A
Correlation
B
Matched-pairs
C
Randomization
D
Brain Imaging
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Correlational research is a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables and understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the definition of correlational research? A correlational research design investigates relationships between two variables (or more) without the researcher controlling or manipulating any of them. It’s a non-experimental type of quantitative research.

Detailed explanation-3: -Correlation analysis in research is a statistical method used to measure the strength of the linear relationship between two variables and compute their association. Simply put-correlation analysis calculates the level of change in one variable due to the change in the other.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three basic types of correlational studies that are used in eHealth evaluation: cohort, cross-sectional, and case-control studies (Vandenbroucke et al., 2014).

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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