What is a problematic aspect of using a subject variable as the independent variable
in an experiment?
A) Subject variables are inherent to the individual subject of the experiment
B) Subject variables are randomly assigned in experimental design
C) Subject variables may systematically related to other subject variables
D) Subject variables vary from situation to situation
C
You might also like to view...
Giselle is three weeks old and during a diaper change she looks up at her mother and smiles. Her mother gets very excited and immediately tells her husband, Chin, what happened. Since Chin has read your textbook, he thinks to himself: a. Giselle is smiling as a result of operant conditioning, not as a result of an emotional state
b. This was a paradoxical smile, as children at this age will frequently demonstrate the wrong facial expressions based on the emotion they are currently experiencing. c. Giselle already recognizes her mother and feels joy when she is nearby. d. It is way too early for Giselle to be experiencing a social smile.
According to Thomas and Chess parents should strive to understand and adapt to a child's unique temperament. This is known as goodness-of-fit
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Marge has gone to doctors with more than twenty different somatic complaints in the past year and has had surgery four times. She has few anxiety or depressive symptoms, but doctors never satisfy her when they say, "There's nothing wrong with you physically." What is unusual about this patient?
a. People with somatic symptom disorders rarely shop around for doctors. b. People with somatic symptom disorders usually show only one physical complaint. c. Somatic symptom disorder often includes depression and anxiety. d. Somatic symptom disorder affects mostly males.
The learning-performance distinction suggests that:
A. children learn better if required to perform some behavior B. when something is learned, it is immediately performed C. reinforcement does not play a role in observational learning D. learning may occur but may not always be immediately evident