Some people believe that money can buy happiness. Dr. Goodwin wants to determine whether paying people plays a role in their happiness. The level of happiness would be considered to be the
a. experimental variable.
b. confounding variable.
c. dependent variable.
d. independent variable.
e. control variable.
c. dependent variable.
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The initial experiment with a compound CS (Exercise 6) showed that the amount of conditioning of each of the component CSs was approximately half that of the compound CS. Which aspect of the overexpectation experiment (Exercise 9) best parallels that earlier finding?
a. The essentially equal amounts of conditioning of each of the CSs when they were paired separately with the US before being combined (Stage 1) b. The high amount of conditioning of the compound CS when it was first presented (Stage 3) c. The fact that the amount of conditioning of the compound CS changed very little across the trials in which it was paired with the US (Stage 3) d. The essentially equal amounts of conditioning of each of the CSs when they were presented separately in extinction after having been compounded (Stage 4)
________ is not surprising that many students with emotional and behavioral disorders also have language deficits because
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Two interventions that tend to help lessen the drop in immune functioning that normally accompanies being informed of a positive HIV test are:
a. aerobic exercise training, and cognitive behavioral stress management b. psychoanalysis and cognitive retraining c. biofeedback and imaging d. routine medical visits and medication
A proxy-pretest design is most likely to be used when ____
a. the researcher is evaluating a program that has already begun b. the unit of study is a community rather than an individual c. it is important that those who most need the treatment receive it d. there are concerns about selection-maturation effects