According to Information from the Registrar's Office, Lee Has Discovered

question 68

Multiple Choice

According to information from the registrar's office, Lee has discovered that people who score higher on the SAT tend to have a higher GPA in their first year of college. Lee has used a(n) __________ research method.

• A) ethnographic
• B) correlational
• C) experimental
• D) field study

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Definitions:

Protective Factors

Events or circumstances that help to offset, or buffer, risk factors. Anything that lessens the likelihood of disease. For example, exercise is thought to be a protective factor for cardiovascular disease.

Risk Factors

Events or circumstances that increase the likelihood of later pathology.

Psychopathology

Both the scientific study of psychological abnormality and the problems faced by people who suffer from such disorders.

Resilience

The capacity of people to “bounce back” and cope with stress and catastrophe.