In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The second variable, which is observed for any possible effects, is called the __________ variable.
A. dependent
B. control
C. independent
D. hypothetical
Answer: A
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George is going to a therapist who has asked him to keep a journal of his thoughts in order to assess the basis for his negative outlook and then help him change these self-defeating thought patterns. George is probably seeing a __________ therapist
a. cognitive b. psychoanalytic c. behavioral d. nondirective
To cope with high-risk situations you should:
a. give yourself warnings. b. make statements about how to handle rationalizations. c. remind yourself of the advantages of changing. d. all of these.
If you put a cat mask on a dog, a preschooler will tell you that this dog is now a cat. This is an example of which one of the limitations of the preoperational stage of cognitive development?
a. egocentric thinking c. reversibility b. centration d. the ability to conserve
Preschoolers exposed to substandard child care, especially for long hours, score higher in
A) cognitive skills. B) social skills. C) behavior problems. D) depression.