Which of the Following Is an Example of Correlational Research

question 116

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of correlational research?

• A) A historian conducts an extensive study of the factors that led to the American defeat at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
• B) A researcher tracks smokers and nonsmokers to see how many of them get lung cancer and if there are significant differences in lung cancer rates between the two groups.
• C) A researcher interviews taxpayers to find out how strongly they would support a proposal for a "flat" tax.
• D) A researcher randomly divides her participants into two groups, giving one group a powerful new medicine while the other group gets a placebo.

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Definitions:

Expectancy Model

A psychological theory proposing that individuals are motivated to act based on the expected outcomes of their behavior and the value they place on those outcomes.

Motivation

The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way; the drive to achieve goals.

Organizational Citizenship

The voluntary commitments beyond an employee's required tasks that help to improve organizational performance.

Formal Job Duties

Officially assigned tasks and responsibilities that are part of one's employment role.