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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which best describes what 'correlations' are?
a method where participants' behaviour are directly observed by resarchers
a method which involves participants directly reporting answers to questions
a method to show the relationship between co-variables
Which type of correlation does C show?
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
Gunderson et al. (2013) found more process praise led to more growth mindset.
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
Which type of correlation does A show?
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
The number of smartphones sold and the number of food poisoning cases.
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
The more track athletes practice, the less time it takes them to finish the race.
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
The closer the r-value is to zero (0), the stronger the correlation.
True
False
A positive r-value shows a positive correlation.
True
False
True or False: Correlations can show which variable causes a change in the other.
True
False
Correlations only show whether variables are related, but cannot show a causal relationship. Strength or Weakness?
Strength
Weakness
Pick the strengths of correlation research
Correlations cannot show causal relationships
This method is cheaper and faster than other methods
We can study topics that are unethical to test using other methods
The sample sizes tends to highly generalisable
