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A recent report indicates that elderly drivers (over 65 years old) are more likely to be injured in an automobile accident than are younger drivers. Is this study an experiment? Explain why or why not. no - we didn't cause them to have accidents no - we didn't randomly assign them to be older or younger yes - we are studying the effect of age on likelihood of injuries yes - the experiment includes an IV and DV and an operational definition of "elderly"

A recent report indicates that elderly drivers (over 65 years old) are more likely to be injured in an automobile accident than are younger drivers. Is this study an experiment? Explain why or why not. no - we didn't cause them to have accidents no - we didn't randomly assign them to be older or younger yes - we are studying the effect of age on likelihood of injuries yes - the experiment includes an IV and DV and an operational definition of "elderly"

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
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A recent report indicates that elderly drivers (over 65 years old) are more likely to be injured in an automobile accident than are younger drivers. Is this study an experiment? Explain why or why not.

  

no - we didn't cause them to have accidents

  

no - we didn't randomly assign them to be older or younger

  

yes - we are studying the effect of age on likelihood of injuries

  

yes - the experiment includes an IV and DV and an operational definition of "elderly"

 

 

QUESTION 3 A recent report indicates that elderly drivers (over 65 years old) are more likely to be injured in an automobile accident than are younger drivers. Is this study an experiment? Explain why or why not. no - we didn't cause them to have accidents no - we didn't randomly assign them to be older or younger yes - we are studying the effect of age on likelihood of injuries yes - the experiment includes an IV and DV and an operational definition of "elderly"
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 3 A recent report indicates that elderly drivers (over 65 years old) are more likely to be injured in an automobile accident than are younger drivers. Is this study an experiment? Explain why or why not. no - we didn't cause them to have accidents no - we didn't randomly assign them to be older or younger yes - we are studying the effect of age on likelihood of injuries yes - the experiment includes an IV and DV and an operational definition of "elderly"
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