Ben is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He is interested in studying whether cohabitating (living...

 

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Ben is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He is interested in studying whether cohabitating (living together) before marriage is associated with relationship satisfaction after getting married. He gives a questionnaire to a large sample of married couples in which he asks how long they lived together before marrying and how satisfied they are with their relationship now. Ben is concerned that an alternative explanation for the relationship between cohabitation and relationship satisfaction might be religious commitment, such that people who are more religious might be both less likely to cohabitate and more likely to be satisfied with their relationship. What analysis should Ben use test this potential "third variable" problem? Interaction effect test Main effect test O Mediation analysis O Multiple-regression analysis Ben is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He is interested in studying whether cohabitating (living together) before marriage is associated with relationship satisfaction after getting married. He gives a questionnaire to a large sample of married couples in which he asks how long they lived together before marrying and how satisfied they are with their relationship now. Ben is concerned that an alternative explanation for the relationship between cohabitation and relationship satisfaction might be religious commitment, such that people who are more religious might be both less likely to cohabitate and more likely to be satisfied with their relationship. What analysis should Ben use test this potential "third variable" problem? Interaction effect test Main effect test O Mediation analysis O Multiple-regression analysis

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