36 Calibri (Body) ||12 A-Av A. Paste A researcher is interested in studying whet

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36 Calibri (Body) ||12 A-Av A. Paste A researcher is interested in studying whether early fame causes child celebrities to become egotistical and self- centered. To this end, the researcher studies the personality of a young female actor. He finds that the actor's personality remains stable, despite her increasing fame. Which of the following is the greatest issue with interpreting the findings of this study? OThe actor probably was not famous enough. The results of case studies do not always generalize to the larger The study should have been performed in a laboratory setting The study was biased because the actor knew she was being studied 19) Suppose a study found that the age at which a traumatic event happens to a child is negatively (inversely) correlated with later emotional problems. Which of the following would be a valid conclusion based on this finding? Younger children are more Iikely than older children to develop severe emotional problems following a trauma. Traumatic events are more likely to happen to younger children than older children. No conclusions are possible because correlational studies cannot Older children are more likoly than younger children to develop severe emotional problems following a trauma. 11) Suppose an educational psychologist is examining the causes of poor performance at schools with the majority of students coming from households below the poverty line. According to the sociocultural perspective, which of the following factors should be included in her analysis? the number of foreign language classes the performance at successful schools in Japan the performance at surrounding schools atthudes about academic success among the students and in the s) Suppose a researcher sends a survey to 1,000 randomly selected parents with questions about their child's eating and television watching habits. The researcher then analyzes the data to see if there is a relationship between the ampunt of television children watch and how many sugary drinks they have on average. This is an example of a(n)_ study O correlational naturalistic observation experimental O case

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1. The results of case studies do not always generalize to the larger population.

Freud was known for his famous case studies. However, the drawback of a case study is that it focuses only on a single person/subject. As a result, any conclusions drawn would be applicable only to that person. Similarly, in this case, because only ONE famous actor was studied, an inference could not be made to the population at large.

2. Younger children are more likely than older children to develop severe emotional problems following a trauma.

It is mentioned that the studies have shown a NEGATIVE (inversely proportional) relationship between the two factors which means that as one factor increases the other decreases and vice-verca. As a result, as the age of the individual increases, the effect of the trauma would decrease.

3. Attitudes about academic success among the students and in the community.

In order to find out relatable causes, the researcher must reach down to the community level and understand the background from which the students are coming from and the attitudes of education/ academic success among students and their families.

4. Correlational

Correlational studies seek to understand the relationship between two factors. However, it is important to note that correlation does not imply causation. Just because two factors are related to one another, does not mean necessarily that one causes the other.

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