Which of the Following Statements About the Correlational Design Is

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the correlational design is true?

• A) Researchers gather information on individuals and make no effort to alter their experiences.
• B) Unlike the experimental design, it permits inferences of cause and effect.
• C) Researchers use an evenhanded procedure to assign people to two or more treatment conditions.
• D) In an experiment, the events and behaviors of interest are divided into independent and dependent variables.

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Definitions:

Self-Reports

Information provided directly by individuals about themselves, often used in research or clinical assessment.

Observer Assessments

Observer assessments involve the evaluation or judgement of a subject's behavior, skills, or attributes by someone other than the subject itself.

Dependent Variable

In research, the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change as a result of manipulations in the independent variable.

Consumption of Alcohol

Consumption of Alcohol pertains to the intake of beverages containing ethyl alcohol, which can range from moderate drinking to heavy or binge drinking.