Dr Kline, an Environmental Psychologist, Conducts a Study to Examine

question 51

Multiple Choice

Dr. Kline, an environmental psychologist, conducts a study to examine whether visiting zoos causes people to have more positive attitudes toward environmental conservation. He asks a group of 45 people attending the zoo on a Saturday morning about their attitudes. He finds that 69% of the people report having a positive attitude after their visit. Which of the following is true?

• A)His control group is people who did not visit the zoo.
• B)He does not have a dependent variable.
• C)He can make a strong causal claim about the effect of zoo visits on environmental attitudes.
• D)His study does not qualify as an experiment.

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