In an experiment on the relationship between anxiety and eating behavior, some participants are induced to experience high anxiety and some participants are induced to experience low anxiety. The amount of food they eat is then measured
What is the independent variable in this study?
a) amount of food eaten
b) number of participants
c) level of induced anxiety
d) the participants' weight
c
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a. ?inclusion of faculty women in her sample b. ?attribution of sex differences to genetic factors c. ?attribution of sex differences to social and environmental factors d. ?inclusion of women faculty on her dissertation committee e. ?endorsement of G. Stanley Hall
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From 1900 to 2007 in the United States, overall death rates
a. decreased by about 25 percent b. decreased by over 50 percent c. increased by approximately 10 percent d. increased by about 30 percent e. none of these