Social Psychologists Use Descriptive Research in Order to Describe

question 108

Multiple Choice

Social psychologists use descriptive research in order to describe

• A) general patterns and trends in the variables of interest.
• B) cause-and-effect relationships between independent and dependent variables.
• C) associations between two or more variables of interest.
• D) the strength of an observed effect.

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Definitions:

ANOVA Test

A statistical method used to determine if there are any statistically significant differences between the means of three or more independent groups.

Cohen's D Test

A measure of effect size that evaluates the difference between two means relative to the standard deviation of the sample.

Directional

Pertains to tests or hypotheses that specify the expected direction of the relationship or difference between variables.

Nondirectional

Pertaining to hypotheses or research questions that do not specify the direction of the expected relationship between variables.