The Comet That Broke into More Than 20 Pieces and Then

question 9

Multiple Choice

The comet that broke into more than 20 pieces and then collided with Jupiter in 1994 was

• A) Giacobini-Zinner
• B) Kohoutek
• C) Halley's Comet
• D) Eros
• E) Shoemaker-Levy 9

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Definitions:

Spurious Relationship

A false association between two variables that appears to be causally linked but is actually due to an extraneous variable.

Nonexperimental Method

Use of measurement of variables to determine whether variables are related to one another. Also called correlational method.

Nonexperimental Method

A research method where the researcher observes and records behavior without manipulating any variables.

Experimental Control

The process of keeping variables constant or regulating external factors to ensure that observed effects are due to manipulated variables only.