Study A investigated the effect of level of anxiety on students' speed of learning nonsense syllables. Study B investigated the effect of students' intelligence on their level of anxiety. The variable anxiety is the
a. dependent variable in Study A, and the independent variable in Study B.
b. independent variable in Study A, and the dependent variable in Study B.
c. independent variable in both Study A and Study B.
d. dependent variable in both Study A and Study B.
Ques. 2A researcher who wants to investigate the claim that drinking moderate amounts of red wine will promote a healthy heart would most likely use the ____ method.
a. survey
b. ex post facto
c. experimental
d. quasi-experimental
e. correlational
Ques. 3Which of the following represents the usual sequence of steps in the quantitative research process?
a. Reviewing the literature; formulating a problem; defining the variables operationally; developing measuring instruments; gathering data.
b. Stating the hypothesis; reviewing the literature; stating operational definitions of the variables; developing measuring instruments; gathering data.
c. Stating a problem; reviewing the literature; stating a hypothesis; constructing operational definitions of variables; developing measuring instruments; gathering data.
d. Reviewing the literature; identifying the variables; stating a problem; gathering data.