Which of the Following Would Be Considered Ex Post Facto

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered ex post facto research?

• A) A group of adults who live in close proximity to an airport is compared on their levels of stress to a matched group of adults from the same community who do not live near the airport, before and
• After the expansion of the airport.
• B) The levels of stress among the residents of a suburban community are measured and correlated to the distance of their homes from a local airport.
• C) A sample of adults is recruited from the local community and assigned randomly to one of two conditions; half are asked to complete a series of self-report measures, including a measure of
• Stress, while listening to white noise on a set of headphones and the other half are asked to
• Complete the same measures while listening to a recording of airplane noise from a nearby airport.
• D) Elementary school children and their parents are compared on a measure of stress given before and after the expansion of a nearby airport.

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