A college professor, concerned about lack of attention by students during lecture, is considering a study of the effects of room temperature on state of consciousness. If the study is undertaken, what would be the dependent variable?
a. room temperature
b. state of consciousness
c. the length of the class
d. the time of day
B
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A girl who forms a club believes that the members of her club are better than the members of her ex-friend's club. This girl's belief illustrates
a. an in-group bias. b. an out-group bias. c. diffusion of responsibility. d. demand characteristics.
A content analysis of nearly 400 of the most popular electronic games found that ____ contained violence?
a. around 25% b. 50% c. just below 75% d. more than 90%
Which of the following is correct regarding the role of the liver in the regulation of eating?
a. Lipoprivation within the kidney after 2-DG infusion leads to eating. b. Cutting the inputs of the liver abolished the effects of 2-DG on eating. c. Deprivation of lipid metabolism within the liver after mercaptoacetate treatment leads to eating. d. Infusion of sodium chloride into the hepatic portal vein increases the activity of the afferent fibers arising from the liver. e. The liver senses the level of ghrelin in the blood and acts to reduce eating.
To be falsifiable, a theory must be
a. concise. b. testable. c. discontinuous. d. valid.