Correlational Studies Do Not Allow Us to Determine Whether a Factor

question 92

Multiple Choice

Correlational studies do not allow us to determine whether a factor is actually causing a child's behavior, yet researchers conduct them because:

• A)we cannot always design a suitable experiment to study our research question
• B)ethical concerns prevent random assignment into some conditions we want to study
• C)understanding causal processes is not the only goal of research
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Perception

The process of organizing, identifying, and interpreting sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment or an object.

Lay Epistemology

The study of how ordinary people form beliefs, judgments, and knowledge about the world.

Perception

The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information to give it meaning.

Decision

The act of making a choice among available alternatives.