Question 1

A researcher performing a cross-lagged procedure would

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid collecting any correlations 
B)  obtain several correlations at one point in time 
C)  obtain several correlations over time. 
D)  refrain from determining which factors lead to other factors. 
A)  avoid collecting any correlations 
B)  obtain several correlations at one point in time 
C)  obtain several correlations over time. 
D)  refrain from determining which factors lead to other factors.

Question 2

A researcher is interested in seeing whether early exposure to certain FDA approved food preservatives has a negative impact on the cognitive development of children. Clearly a controlled laboratory experiment would be difficult, if not impossible, to do and raises some ethical issues as well. What kind of study could be done that might provide evidence for a possible causal relationship between ingestion of food preservatives and cognition. Describe briefly how this study might be done.

Accepted Answer

One possible study that could provide ev

Question 3

Relational research attempts to determine how two or more variables are related to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe three different research techniques and outline the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

Accepted Answer

1. Surveys: Surveys involve collecting d

A researcher performing a cross-lagged procedure would

Relational research attempts to determine how two or more variables are related to each other.

Describe three different research techniques and outline the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

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Exam 2: Research Techniques: Observation and Correlation

A researcher performing a cross-lagged procedure would

Relational research attempts to determine how two or more variables are related to each other.

Describe three different research techniques and outline the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

Explanation in Scientific Psychology

Research Techniques: Experiments

Ethics in Psychological Research

How to Read and Write Research Reports

Psychophysics

Perception

Attention and Reaction Time

Learning and Conditioning

Remembering and Forgetting

Thinking and Problem Solving

Individual Differences and Development

Social Psychology

Environmental Psychology

Human Factors

Experimental Psychology: A Historical Sketch

Statistical Reasoning: An Introduction

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