4. Researchers (Reifman, Larrick, & Fein, 1991) were interested in the factors causing aggression. They looked at an entire baseball season’s worth of news reports. For each game, they recorded the temperature of the locale and the number of batters who were hit by pitched balls.
Reference: Reifman, A. S., Larrick, R. P., & Fein, S. (1991). Temper and temperature on the diamond: The heat-aggression relationship in major league baseball. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17(5), 580–585.
1. What is the research method employed in this study?
(Highlight the correct answer)
1. Observational
1. Correlational
1. Experimental
1. Phenomenological
1. Case Study
If a quantitative study,
1. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
1. What is the hypothesis for this study?
If a qualitative study,
e) What is the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored?