Which Statement Correctly Identifies a Similarity Between a Correlational Study

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly identifies a similarity between a correlational study and the differential research design?

• A) Both demonstrate differences among groups between groups.
• B) Both use one of the two variables to create groups of participants.
• C) Both involve two groups with one score for each participant.
• D) Both demonstrate the existence of a relationship between two variables.

Understand the concepts of independent and dependent variables and their roles in experiments.

Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of survey research.

Identify alternatives to random assignment in experiments.

Explain how confounding variables affect internal validity in experiments.

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