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Researchers are analyzing historical records from the 1960s Civil Rights Movement to understand the impact of social justice advocacy on policy changes. What research approach is described in this scenario?

Researchers are exploring the relationship between access to mental health services and psychological well-being in low-income communities. They collect data from residents on their usage of mental health services and their self-reported levels of well-being. What type of research design is used in this study?

Charlene is going to go on Jeopardy and she does not know a lot about World History so she spends the month of January studying World History. She tries her best to relate World History to United States History, a topic she knows a lot about. What memory enhancing technique is Charlene using? 

Cho tells her mom that she remembers that when they were little they would go to the mall together during the summer all the time because the mall had free air conditioning. Cho’s mom tells her that it was her dad that she would go to the mall with all the time, not her. What memory error is Cho displaying?

Which of the following is an example of a flash bulb memory?

Xoa takes a relationship test that asks questions about her relationship status. She gets a score of 80 every time she takes the test. The relationship test has high:

Researchers want to investigate the relationship between spending time outside and happiness. They ask the first 500 people they see how many minutes they spend outside per day and how happy they feel on a scale of 1-10, with 1 meaning “Not at all happy” and 10 meaning “Extremely happy”.  Results show a statistically significant relationship between time spent outside and happiness, such that as people spend more time outside, they are happier. Therefore, researchers conclude that spending more time outside causes happiness. Is this conclusion justified? 

Research from the CalEnviroScreen shows that higher levels of air pollution are associated with poorer respiratory health. As exposure to pollutants increases, respiratory health decreases. Air pollution and respiratory health show what type of correlation (relationship)?

Tessie crafts imitation dream catchers in her spare time. Her father constantly encourages her to sell them on Amazon. When she finally agrees to sell them, she notices that while she still enjoys making the dream catchers, she no longer does it for fun—she does it to make money. This is an example of the ________ effect.

Which of the following are potential problems in naturalistic observation studies? (Please select all that apply)