Dr. Kenney conducts a study in which she gives some students (chosen randomly) logically organized learning material; she gives other students the same material presented in a haphazard, unpredictable sequence.
She finds that students with the organized material remember more. This study can best be described as:
a. A descriptive quantitative study
b. A qualitative study
c. An experimental study
d. A correlational study
Question 2
Professor Moriarty conducts an experiment to test whether or not the Holmes Approach to Studying Psychology (HASP) is superior to the Watson Approach to Studying Psychology (WASP).
He convinces Dr. Ormrod to use HASP in her 9:00 class and WASP in her 10:00 class. Students exposed to the HASP method do better on the final exam than students exposed to the WASP method. Prof. Moriarty concludes that HASP is better than WASP. What is definitely wrong with Moriarty's experiment?
a. The final exam is not a good measure of what students have learned.
b. Students in the 9:00 class are probably more motivated.
c. Students in the 9:00 class are probably smarter.
d. There are several possible explanations for his results.
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