Of the Following, Which Best Represents a Causal-Comparative Study

question 42

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which best represents a causal-comparative study?

• A) The typical number of hours spent studying mathematics in cyber-learning.
• B) The differences in mathematics learning outcomes between students enrolled in traditional and cyber learning.
• C) The relationship between cyber-learning and attitudes about utility of mathematics.
• D) The most common personality profiles of those students who are not injured but enrolled in cyber learning experiences.

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Definitions:

Compulsions

Are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels the need to perform in response to an obsession or according to rigidly applied rules.

Dissociative Fugue

A rare psychological state in which a person temporarily loses their sense of personal identity and may impulsively travel or wander away from their usual surroundings.

Panic Disorder

A psychiatric disorder characterized by sudden episodes of intense fear or anxiety and physical symptoms, such as heart palpitations and dizziness.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity, characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.