Weekly Flashcard 9/12/25G

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A limitation of case studies is that they

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may be unrepresentative of what is generally true

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In which type of research is a representative sample of people asked to answer questions about their behavior or opinions? Options: experiment, survey, case study, naturalistic observation

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survey

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In order to learn about the social media use of all CPS middle school students, a researcher randomly selected and surveyed 1,000 of the district's middle school students. In this study, all CPS middle school students are considered to be a(n)

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population

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Which of the following correlation coefficients shows the strongest predictive value? 0, -0.10, +0.01, -0.05, +0.50

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+0.50

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If researchers discover that people with higher income are less satisfied with their marriages than those with lower income, this would indicate that income and marital satisfaction are

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negatively correlated

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A researcher would be most likely to discover a positive correlation between intelligence and academic success.

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intelligence and academic success

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In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on problem-solving ability, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This study is an example of

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an experiment

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One way researchers control factors that might influence a dependent variable is by using

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random assignment

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In an experimental study of the effects of couples counseling on marriage satisfaction, couples therapy would be the _____ variable.

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independent

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Those who worked in the quiet room were exposed to the _____ condition.

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control