Many experiments have titles in the format of “The effect of the _____ on the _______.”
a. dependent variable; independent variable
b. independent variable; dependent variable
c. control variable; dependent variable
d. independent variable; control variable
Answer: b. independent variable; dependent variable
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a. irreversible b. animistic c. egocentric d. operational
Classical conditioning is useful because it is adaptive to:
a. react quickly to sudden changes in the environment b. learn to ignore events that are of little long-term significance c. learn what events in the environment signal d. learn about the consequences of behavioral responses
Regarding cultural differences in how children learn to attend to objects and events, in looking at pictures, Westerners tend to
a. group items together on the basis of category membership. b. tend to focus on the background as much as on the target object. c. tend to group items together on the basis of relational-contextual criteria. d. tend to view things in a holistic manner.
Lacie is known to most as outgoing and personable She feels comfortable in a group of people and has never really been described as shy in any situation. Which factor of the five-factor model best relates to this scenario?
a) neuroticism b) openness to experience c) agreeableness d) extraversion