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lracut11 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Support for the idea of the sociostat (social thermostat) is provided by the finding that rats

a. tend to prefer to remain on their own once a period of isolation ends.
b. are less likely to approach other rats after a period of prolonged contact.
c. aggress against other rats when a shared resource is scarce.
d. always prefer the company of other rats to being alone.

Question 2

What is one general difference between descriptive and correlational research methods?

a. Descriptive research does not look at relationships between variables.
b. Descriptive research is more useful when one wants to infer causation.
c. Correlational research cannot make use of archival data.
d. Correlational research allows the researcher to control the participants' actions.