Results of a study show a significant positive correlation between scores on the Dissociative Experiences Scale and a questionnaire on child abuse. The researchers conclude that this supports the view that dissociation represents a reaction to early negative experience. What is one problem with this conclusion?
a. It suggests that the Dissociative Experiences Scale is valid.
b. It assumes there is a negative correlation when there was actually a positive correlation.
c. It suggests that child abuse is the same thing as dissociation.
d. It assumes there is a cause-and-effect relationship.
Question 2
What type of study will yield information on whether or not persons who were abused as children develop mental disorders in adulthood?
a. meta-analysis
b. experiment
c. case study
d. correlational
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