Luke Would Like to Know If There Is a Relationship

question 103

Multiple Choice

Luke would like to know if there is a relationship between the number of psychology courses people take and their level of empathy.He surveys a randomly selected group of university students.Each student indicates the number of psychology courses he or she has taken and then completes an empathy scale.Which research method is Luke using?

• A) an experiment
• B) a correlational study
• C) a prospective study
• D) an archival study

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