Experimental independent variables are characterized by researcher ______.
A. measured for experimental effect
B. manipulated for outcome observation
C. held constant to control confound effect
D. analyzed for variable association
Ans: B
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a. psychology is theoretically diverse. b. psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. c. psychology is empirical. d. our experience of the world is highly subjective.
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a. illusory conjunctions b. context c. naming associations d. attention
In eyeblink conditioning, a tone is sounded immediately before air is puffed into a participant's eye. After a number of tone–air puff pairings, which factor is the conditioned response?
A) the perception of the tone B) the air puff C) blinking when the tone sounds D) blinking when air is puffed into the eye
According to the text, which is NOT one of the important components of emotion?
a. behavioral stagnation b. cognitive processes c. physiological arousal d. subjective feelings