Exhibit 12-1: Indicate Whether the Following Hypotheses Are Necessarily Ex

question 45

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 12-1: Indicate whether the following hypotheses are necessarily ex post facto research or possible to perform with experimental research.
-Refer to Exhibit 12-1.Persons with seasonal affective disorder will attend fewer religious services than will persons without the disorder.

• A) necessarily ex post facto research
• B) possible to do with experimental research

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Definitions:

Field Study

A research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting.

Real-World Setting

A real-world setting refers to actual, not theoretical or simulated, environments and situations where events take place or data is collected.

Independent Variable

The variable that researchers manipulate in an experiment.

Dependent Variable

The variable that researchers measure in an experiment and expect to change as a result of the experimental manipulation.