Carlos,the President of a Fraternity on Campus,randomly Sampled 500 Students,asked

question 46

Multiple Choice

Carlos,the president of a fraternity on campus,randomly sampled 500 students,asked them if they belonged to a fraternity or sorority,and asked them about their current GPA.He discovered that the GPAs of those people in fraternities and sororities are higher than those of people who are not involved in the Greek system.Gleefully,he presented his findings to the Dean,saying that being involved in a fraternity or sorority leads to higher grades.What rule of research methods is Carlos breaking?

• A) Correlation does not equal causation.
• B) His sample size of 500 is too small to make such a generalization.
• C) Correlational data do not have internal validity.
• D) College students are not representative of the whole sample of people in the world.
• E) Correlational data do not provide any practical information on a topic.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

An originally neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditional Response

An acquired reflex to a stimulus initially neutral, after its frequent association with a stimulus that naturally invokes a response.

Rescorla

An influential figure in psychology known for his work on associative learning and conditioning, particularly the Rescorla-Wagner model of classical conditioning.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between various stimuli, responding differently based on their distinct characteristics.