A researcher is interested in studying whether early fame causes child celebriti

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A researcher is interested in studying whether early fame causes child celebrities to become egotistical and self- centered. To this end, the researcher studies the personality of a young female actor. He finds that the actor's personality remains stable, despite her increasing fame. Which of the following is the greatest issue with interpreting the findings f this study? The actor probably was not famous enough The results of case studies do not always generalize to the larger population The study should have been performed in a laboratory seting The study was biased because the actor knew she was being studied. 19) Suppose a study found that the age at which a traumatic with later emotional problems. Which of the following would be a valid conclusion based on this finding? Younger children are more likely than older children to develop severe emotional problems following a trauma. Traumatic events are more likely to happen to younger children than older children. No conclusions are possible because correlational studies cannot determine cause-and-effect a Older children are more likely than younger children to develop severe emotional problems following a trauma. Suppose a psychologist wanted to study the relationship between being bullied and class performance. Which research approach would be most appropriate, while at the same time meeting the guidelines for good psychological research? 1) Ask 50 randomly selected parents if they think bullying is affecting their child's class performance. between the amount of bullying and class performance. Select 50 students and randomly assign half of them to be bullied for a o Interview 50 randomly selected students to see if there is a correlation month to see if it affects their class performance. Study one bullied student with poor class performance in detail.

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1. The results of case studies do not always generalize to the larger population.

Freud was known for his famous case studies. However, the drawback of a case study is that it focuses only on a single person/subject. As a result, any conclusions drawn would be applicable only to that person. Similarly, in this case, because only ONE famous actor was studied, an inference could not be made to the population at large.

2. Younger children are more likely than older children to develop severe emotional problems following a trauma.

It is mentioned that the studies have shown a NEGATIVE (inversely proportional) relationship between the two factors which means that as one factor increases the other decreases and vice-verca. As a result, as the age of the individual increases, the effect of the trauma would decrease.

3. Attitudes about academic success among the students and in the community.

In order to find out relatable causes, the researcher must reach down to the community level and understand the background from which the students are coming from and the attitudes of education/ academic success among students and their families.

4. Correlational

Correlational studies seek to understand the relationship between two factors. However, it is important to note that correlation does not imply causation. Just because two factors are related to one another, does not mean necessarily that one causes the other.

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