Which of the Following Is an Example of a Good

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a good research question for a correlational study?

• A)What are the attitudes of the parents about our districts new homework policy?
• B)Is there a relationship between student achievement and homework completion?
• C)Are there differences in parent attitudes about homework between mothers and fathers?
• D)How much homework does the average fifth grade teacher in our district assign?

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Definitions:

Plane Crashes

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Cognitive Dissonance

A mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance.

Doomsday Group

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Formal Reasoning

The cognitive process of thinking logically and systematically about abstract concepts and problems, often associated with the ability to perform operations in a formal operational stage of development.