Psychologists want to investigate if there is a correlation between how interested a person is in cars and their driving skills. a. Suggest an appropriate null hypothesis for this study. b. How could ‘driving skills’ be measured in this study? c. Evaluate the measurement of driving skills you suggested for this study. d. Suggest an appropriate sampling method to be used in this study, justify your answer. e. Give one strength and one weakness of the sampling method you have chosen for this study

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ASSIGNMENT THREE

1. Psychologists want to investigate if there is a correlation between how interested a person is in cars and their driving skills.

a. Suggest an appropriate null hypothesis for this study.

b. How could ‘driving skills’ be measured in this study?

c. Evaluate the measurement of driving skills you suggested for this study.

d. Suggest an appropriate sampling method to be used in this study, justify your answer.

e. Give one strength and one weakness of the sampling method you have chosen for this study.

2. Which of the questions stated below are examples of leading questions?

a. Do you have any problems with your landlord?

b. What is the square root of 4?

c. How much pain are you in?

d. How often do you drink alcohol?

3. a. Discuss five characteristics of research.

      b. Identify the two (2) broad categories of sampling methods and name two 2) types under each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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