A researcher investigates whether there is a relationship between participating in athletics and GPA by comparing GPAs from 20 randomly selected athletes with those from 20 randomly selected non-athletes. The variable measuring participation in athletics is a(n)

a. true independent variable. c. dependent variable.
b. quasi-independent variable. d. interval scale.


B

Psychology

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The __________ is the tendency to recall more accurately the first and last items in a series.

a. tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon b. recency effect c. serial-position effect d. latency effect

Psychology

Which of the following is a gyrus?

A. a ridge in the cortex B. a small space between the ridges of the cortex C. a large space between the ridges of the cortex D. one hemisphere of the cortex

Psychology

According to Piaget, when a person uses existing mental patterns in new situations, this person is using the process of __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

The arousal-producing effects of sex hormones are referred to as

a. the organizing effect. c. the activating effect. b. the sexualizing effect. d. the coracoid effect.

Psychology