Suppose that in one study, breast-cancer patients write either about their feelings concerning their diagnosis or simply about the facts of their disease. For each group, the researchers track the number of contacts the women make with the health-care system for 60 days. In this study, the number of contacts is a(n) ______ variable.
A. dependent
B. randomized
C. independent
D. control
A. dependent
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The ability to achieve personal goals in social interactions while continuing to maintain positive relationships with others is referred to as
a. emotional competence. b. emotional regulation. c. social referencing. d. emotional intelligence.
During a "looming object" situation, the size of the retinal image of the moving object
a. increases. b. remains constant. c. shrinks. d. is transparent and unseen.
According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, a healthy outcome during infancy is dependent on the
A) quantity of food offered. B) amount of oral stimulation provided. C) quality of caregiving. D) availability of self-soothing.
Many early studies of intracranial self-stimulation focused on the stimulation of the
A) lateral hypothalamus or septum. B) cortex. C) amygdala. D) hippocampus. E) striatum or substantia nigra.