PART II
QUESTION 1 SCORING RUBRIC
Directions: This is an 8-point question. Each bullet represents two possible points. You earn
1 point for answering the question about the experimental method and one point for answering the
question about the correlational method.
You would need to describe the follow-up studies and address the questions somewhere in your
descriptions.
You do NOT need to define terms in your answer, and definitions alone will not score. The
question asks you to answer questions about how Professor Willborn could use the experimental
and correlational method to study the relationship between violent video games and attitudes
toward real-world violence.POINT 1
What variables would Professor Willborn examine in her experimental study?
Awarded if you identified playing violent video games as the independent variable in the experiment
and attitude toward real-world violence as the dependent variable. The reviewer suggested that the
follow-up study investigate the relationship between playing violent video games and attitudes toward
real-world violence, so playing violent video games is the only valid independent variable and attitude
toward real-world violence is the only valid dependent variable for an experimental study on this
research question.
POINT 2
What variables would Professor Willborn examine in her correlational study?