Ann is conducting a study about genes and their relation to height. She thinks genes are important when it comes to height, but she also thinks that nutrition may play a part. If this is true, nutrition would be a ____________ in her study
a. reverse-causality
b. random variable
c. third-variable
d. dependent variable
Answer: C
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A) are most likely to develop those parts to which they object B) are most likely to be very confident about our identity C) may learn to disown the parts of ourselves to which they object D) may resolve an unconscious conflict within ourselves
Herbert Benson's ____ meditation, patterned after TM, is a form of meditation with the largest body of research findings. This form of meditation is technically classified as concentrative meditation since the strategy employed is to focus or concentrate on one stimulus
a. mantra c. Zazen b. mindfulness d. loving kindness
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Provide an example of how each of the following mnemonic methods could be used to remember a psychology concept or term: (a) the keyword method, (b) forming a story or a chain, (c) taking a mental walk, and (d) using a system
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