A researcher plans to study the relationship between people's smoking behavior and their tendency to have minor physical illnesses (such as colds or the flu). Most likely, he will use correlational research for the study because
a. correlational studies are always the "first choice" of researchers.
b. it is not practical or ethical to manipulate people's smoking behavior.
c. correlational studies allow the researcher to draw strong cause-and-effect conclusions.
d. the university does not allow smoking in the psychology building.
B
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Which of the following best describes the current research on whether smoking in movies contributes to adolescent smoking?
A) The research clearly indicates that exposure to smoking in movies causes adolescents to smoke more. B) There is no significant connection between adolescent smoking and watching smoking in movies. C) Correlational research suggests that adolescent smoking and movies are related, but it has been difficult to establish the nature of this correlation. D) Smoking causes adolescents to prefer movies in which the protagonist smokes.
The teacher's role in Milgram's study involves _________________
a. learning a list of words to avoid getting shocked b. reading a list of words and shocking the listener when the word is not remembered c. training the experimenter to run the study d. expressing concern when the words were needed