is this a correlational study?

[sarahpsych]

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In my experimental psychology course we did a study about altruism. I am writing up my report, but we are NOT allowed to make it a correlational study; it must be an experiment.

I want my hypothesis to be that more people would help the female confederate than the male confederate.

Is this coorelational or is it okay?

 

[don112]

I need a little more information about your study before I can say if it's a correlation or experimental study.

Do you manipulate the independence variable? If so how?

What kind of controls are in your study?

 

[IOPsych]

In my experimental psychology course we did a study about altruism. I am writing up my report, but we are NOT allowed to make it a correlational study; it must be an experiment.

I want my hypothesis to be that more people would help the female confederate than the male confederate.

Is this coorelational or is it okay?

it sounds like it is an experiment. But as the above poster said more information would be key.

 

[thepsychgeek]

I agree with both of the above posters- we need more information about your study to help: controls? manipulations? What are the confederates doing?

Also, your hypothesis is too vague (although I think fleshing out your experiment method will probably help). In what situations? Why?