A Psychologist Wants to Measure the Effect of Music on Memory

question 46

Multiple Choice

A psychologist wants to measure the effect of music on memory. He randomly selects 80 students andmeasures their scores on a memory test conducted in silence. The next day he measures their scores on asimilar test conducted while classical music is playing. The mean score without music is compared to themean score with music.

• A) quantitative, dependent
• B) qualitative, dependent
• C) quantitative, independent
• D) qualitative, independent

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Definitions:

Qualitative Method

Research methods that collect non-numerical data used to understand concepts, thoughts, or experiences.

Interview

The process of asking questions of a respondent, usually face to face or by phone or video, to elicit information the researcher is interested in. See also fully structured interviews, semistructured interviews, and unstructured interviews.

Speech Community

A group of people who share a set of linguistic norms and patterns, facilitating communication within the group.

"Real-Life" Validity

The extent to which research findings can be applied to actual situations in everyday life, indicating their practical relevance and applicability.