A Research Study Records a Score Measuring Facebook Use and a Score

question 55

Multiple Choice

A research study records a score measuring Facebook use and a score measuring happiness level for each individual in a group of 20-year-old women. The study intends to determine whether there is a relationship between the two variables. This study is best characterized as ____ research.

• A) descriptive
• B) correlational
• C) experimental
• D) nonexperimental

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A psychological condition in which individuals believe they have no control over the outcomes of situations, leading to passivity and depression.

Nazi Concentration Camp

A facility established by the Nazi regime during World War II for the imprisonment, forced labor, and mass murder of millions of Jews, political prisoners, and others considered undesirable.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person becomes passive and unable to take action to control or improve their situation due to previous experiences of failure.

External Locus

A psychological perspective where individuals believe that their successes or failures result from external factors beyond their control.