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If a hypothesis states that, based on a self-report questionnaire, there is a strong, positive relationship between the amount of time spent studying for college exams and the grades received on the exams, the relevant research design is probably a(n)
 
  a. experiment.
  b. quasi-experiment.
  c. correlational study.
  d. case study.

Question 2

It has been suggested that schizophrenics exhibit difficulty in visually tracking the movement of a swinging pendulum.
 
  To test this hypothesis, a researcher recruits a subject pool of 20 diagnosed schizophrenic patients and compares their eye-tracking behavior with that of a control group of 20 non-schizophrenic participants. Given this lack of random assignment of subjects to experimental groups, this study would best be characterized as a(n)
 
   a. experiment.
   b. quasi-experiment.
   c. correlational study.
   d. case study.



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Liamb2179

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b




ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM


dreamfighter72

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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