Dr Farah Is an Educational Psychologist Who Is Interested in Studying

question 56

Multiple Choice

Dr. Farah is an educational psychologist who is interested in studying the potential causal relationship between doing homework and academic achievement. In January, Dr. Farah has her students report their fall GPA (a measure of academic achievement) and estimate how many hours they spent doing homework during a typical week in the fall semester. In May, Dr. Farah measures the same variables again (the estimated number of hours spent doing homework during a typical week in the spring semester and their spring GPA) . She finds the following correlations.

Correlation 5 is an example of which of the following types of correlations?

• A)Autocorrelation
• B)Multivariate correlation
• C)Cross-sectional correlation
• D)Cross-lag correlation

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Definitions:

Hapsis

Perceptual ability to discriminate objects on the basis of touch.

Proprioception

The sense of the relative position of body parts and strength of effort being employed in movement.

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or neuronal processes that detect and respond to external or internal stimuli, converting them into electrical signals for the nervous system.

Somatosensory System

A part of the sensory system concerned with receiving and processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception.