If you were to conduct a study to examine whether strange behavior was more likely during a full moon than when the moon was not full, what would be the variables in your study?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: There would be two variables. One variable would be whether the moon was full. Another variable would be whether there was strange behavior or the incidence of strange behavior.
Learning Objective: 1-5: Report on how certain commonsense phrases and science can be used to report on research that addresses the question “Do people act differently when there is a full moon?”
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Applying the Basic Principles of Science: Does the Full Moon Make Us Different?
Difficulty Level: Hard
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