A study is done on the effect of tornado survival on children's self-esteem. Survivors of a tornado are compared to others on a self-esteem test. The independent variable is
a. whether the child experienced a tornado.
b. the scores on the self-esteem test.
c. the number of children who participated.
d. the severity of the trauma.
A
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A. describe B. explain C. predict D. control
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a. ?increased b. ?was unchanged c. ?increased for a few hours, but then declined d. ?decreased due to reactance?
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In a study by Choma et al. (2012), films deigned to arouse fear, sadness or happiness were shown to different participants. When fear was aroused, what happened?
a. the link between out-group disgust and negative attitudes towards an out-group was greater b. the link between out-group disgust and negative attitudes towards an out-group was less c. out-group disgust was not related to negative attitudes toward that group d. negative stereotypes were aroused e. none of the above