AP Psychology Homework

Correlational Research

Name: __________________________

You are a famous experimental psychologist (Congratulations) who has been given a two million-dollar grant to conduct research on the relationship between video games and academic performance in junior high school students. Describe in as much detail as possible how you would design your research project. Be sure to:

1.    Provide a description of your subjects.

2.    Identify the two variables under investigation.

3.    Describe how you will measure each of the variables.

4.    Explain how you would interpret a correlation coefficient of +.85.

5.    Explain how you would interpret a correlation coefficient of -.85.

6.    Explain how you would interpret a correlation coefficient of +.15.

7.    Explain why (even with a strong correlation) you cannot infer cause
      and effect from your study.

8.    Suggest a possible 3rd variable that might be influencing the two
      variables under investigation.

 


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