Psychology Answers

A major disadvantage of Likert-type questions is
a. they provide nominal data
b. they are not fixed alternative items
c. respondents may feel that they have been forced into an answer that doesn't reflect their true position.
d. They provide data that can't be analyzed by powerful statistical techniques

3. Which of the following are difficult to do without using scientific methods?
a. accurately measuring psychological variables
b. determining the extent to which variables are related
c. accurately generalizing from a sample to a population
d. all of the above


3. Which of the following are difficult to do without using scientific methods?
a. accurately measuring psychological variables
b. determining the extent to which variables are related
c. accurately generalizing from a sample to a population
d. all of the above


__ __ 4. Illusory correlation refers to a
a. correlation that is not statistically significant
b. correlation that exceeds the value of +1.00
c. cluster of points on a scatterplot that suggests a correlation between two variables
d. perception of a relationship between two variables when none actually exists

Descriptive research can do which of the following?
a. stimulate causal hypotheses
b. increase our ability to predict behavior
c. establish causality
d. a and b

I need a paper on elder abuse this is how it needs to be done.
select 5 scholarly sources to cite in APA format. Present the topic clearly and state what you hope to learn from your research. Apply theories and materials studied in course to the subject. Address the issue in a focused way to express your informed view. Paper should be 8-10 pages, doubled spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font with 1” margins.