A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/23 · May/June 2019 · Q24 Marks
In the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test), a correlation was found.
- (a)Describe the correlation found between the Eyes Test score and the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ).[2]
- (b)Explain why a researcher in a correlational study could not conclude that there was a causal relationship between variables.[2]
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- [1] negative / inverse (correlation);
- [1] as Eyes test score increases, Autism Quotient decreases; ORA
- [1] in a correlation two variables are only related, they change together (one doesn't cause the other to change);
- [1] in a correlation, a third factor could cause both to change;
- [1] so you cannot know because there are no controls;
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