A Researcher Is Interested in Learning Whether Young People Whose

question 103

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in learning whether young people whose fathers are absent from the home are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour. She compares the arrest rates of boys whose fathers are absent with those of boys whose fathers are present in the home. This is an example of

• A) a correlational study.
• B) an experimental study.
• C) a field experiment.
• D) a self-report study.

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