Which of the Following Describes a Correlational Research Design

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a correlational research design?

• A) Anita investigates the relationship between the amount of time children spend watching television at home and their helping behaviors at school.
• B) Franklin conducts a survey that measures the average number of hours of television watched per day in Japan.
• C) Jamal observes children for one month, taking notes on the number of altruistic behaviors performed.
• D) Sarah assigns groups of children to watch different amounts of television each day. After one month Sarah compares the number of altruistic behaviors of each group.

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Definitions:

Attitudes

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