To compare two methods of teaching Theories of Personality, an instructor taught

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To compare two methods of teaching Theories of Personality, an instructor taught the independent study approach in the spring semester. Each class was given the same final exam, and the results suggested that the students in the self-paced class performed better than those in the lecture/discussion class. The instructor concluded that the superior performance of the self-paced class was caused by the teaching technique and decided to teach Theories of Personality in this manner form then on a. Was this a true experiment or a correlational study? Explain. b Are there any confounds and alternative explanations for these results? Design a better study to test this instructor's question

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In a correlational study, the relationship between the variables is assessed.

2. The student’s IQ may also play a role as well as age and whether the student is receiving any additional help such as tuition

3 First select a group of student belonging to the same age and class. Then randomly assign them to either of the groups. Then assess the test to check performance

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