A Researcher Wants to Study the Effect of Child Abuse

question 217

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to study the effect of child abuse on intellectual development. Which type of methodology would be ethically acceptable?

• A)Correlational
• B)Experimental
• C)Both correlational and experimental
• D)This research could not be conducted ethically.

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Definitions:

Intelligence

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, often assessed through various psychological tests and measures.

Patriotism

Love for or devotion to one's country and its values.

Inter-Item Reliability

A measure of consistency among multiple items on a test or survey that assesses the same construct.

Nominal

A level of measurement where numbers serve as labels or categories with no inherent numerical order or value.