Define the experimental design, including its variables, and explain one of its distinct advantages
What will be an ideal response?
Experimental design manipulates one or more independent variable—the variable manipulated by the researcher, the suspected cause of the behavior—to observe the effects on the dependent variable—the behavior that is measured, the suspected outcome. This research design has the benefit of being able to measure direct cause-and-effect relationships (internal validity) by controlling the independent variable using random assignment of participants.
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Iconic memory is to ____ as echoic memory is to ____
a. ?short-term memory; long-term memory b. ?visual sensory memory; auditory sensory memory c. sensory memory; short-term memory d. auditory sensory memory; visual sensory memory
A commonly seen linguistic error is the ________ slip, where something sort of "pops" out of one's mouth that they did not consciously mean to say
a) Mendelian b) Vicarian c) Freudian d) Hobsonian
The Attorney General has hired you to review inmate complaints emanating from a state prison. Your investigation reveals that a group of six correctional officers is responsible for most of the issues. All six were part of the same training class and began work at the prison together. You are summarizing your findings for the Attorney General. While investigating the complaints, you noticed that several housing units were empty, while the others were clearly overcrowded. Cells designed for two inmates were occupied by three or four. When you asked the warden about this situation, he explained that it was more cost-effective to double-up the inmates. The empty cells did not require monitoring, cleaning, maintenance, and so on. He did not seem concerned that this policy resulted in undue
suffering on the part of the inmates. This situation would be classified as: A. systemic abuse. B. "trickle¬down" abuse. C. informal misconduct. D. negligent abuse.
Finding meaning in life and dealing with death form core values in which of the following perspectives?
a. Existential b. Humanistic c. Behavioral d. Object-relations