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The correlational method of research:
 
  a. employs inkblots to assess an individual's psychological makeup.
  b. involves exposing one of two groups to the stimulus variable.
  c. requires people to describe ambiguous pictures to understand how they feel and think.
  d. measures the relationship between two variables.

Question 2

Online or virtual research is advantageous because:
 
  a. there are objective and reliable sources, such as Wikipedia.
  b. online samples are almost truly representative of a population as a whole.
  c. studies conducted on the Web are cheaper and lead to faster responses.
  d. subjects provide honest and accurate answers related to questions about age, race, and income.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Correlation method is a statistical technique that measures the degree of the relationship between two variables, expressed by the correlation coefficient. Rather than manipulating an independent variable, the experimenters deal with the variable's existing attributes.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Virtual research offers advantages over traditional experimental research. Studies conducted on the Web produce faster responses, are less costly, and have the potential to reach a broader range of subjects of different ages, levels of education, employment, income, social class, and ethnic origin.





 

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