A researcher investigated whether a person's mood influences another person's mood. The researcher randomly divided the participants into three groups. Participants in the first group interacted with a happy person. Participants in the second group interacted with a sad person. Participants in the third group interacted with an emotionally neutral person. After the interaction, the researcher
measured how happy the participants were. What are the conditions of the independent variable in this study?
a. happy, sad, neutral
b. happiness of the other person
c. happiness of the participant
d. there are no conditions of an independent variable—this is a correlational study
A
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a. unconfirmed (based on clinical judgment) limitation in intellectual functioning b. significant limitation in adaptive functioning c. significant perceptual impairment d. onset after age 21
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a. intensive. b. compulsive. c. situational. d. social-recreational.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. True b. False