The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Academic Performance
You should present a cogent argument based on your critical analysis of the questions posed, using appropriate psychological terminology. It is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts or providing definitions only.
A high school principal wants to improve student self-esteem. She believes that students in her school who have high self-esteem will make better grades. She is proposing a correlational study to examine this belief.
Question 1
Describe the predicted relationship between the variables of this study.
Question 2
Explain why the findings of the study would not be generalizable.
Question 3
Provide an example of a valid operational definition of 'self-esteem.'
Question 4
Provide a specific example of how the 'third variable problem' could affect this study.
Question 5
Explain why an experimental version of this study might not be ethical.
Group 6
Suppose that the principal finds that students with high self-esteem do not make better grades.
Question 6a
Explain how Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences could explain these findings.
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