Which of These Activities Will Most Likely Result in an External

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of these activities will most likely result in an external benefit?

• A) A college student buys a deck of cards to play solitaire in her dorm room.
• B) An elderly woman plants a flower garden on the vacant lot next to her house.
• C) An executive purchases a book to read on a business trip.
• D) A ten-year-old uses his allowance to buy new Nike shoes.

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Definitions:

Field Experiment

A study conducted in a real-world setting where the researcher manipulates one or more variables to observe their effect on a specific outcome.

Meta-analysis

A statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to obtain a more precise effect size of the results.

Factorial Design

An experimental setup that explores the effects of two or more factors across multiple levels to understand their interaction.

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method that examines the relationship or association between two or more variables.