A researcher records how long in seconds it takes a group of participants to recall a list of words with low and high levels of distraction. What is the operational definition for memory in this example?
A. level of distraction (low, high)
B. the list of words
C. the time it takes to recall the list of words
D. the operational definition is not given
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Four-year-old Sam has erotically tinged desires for his mother and also feels hostility toward his father. Freud would conclude that Sam is experiencing the
a. Oedipal complex. b. phallic complex. c. identification complex. d. genital complex.
High school students who are required to participate in community service __________ students who volunteer
A) express less of a desire to remain engaged than B) are less likely to participate in community organizations than C) are equally likely to vote when they reach adulthood as D) are more likely to quit serving upon graduation than
Children with specific learning disorder in reading, better known as dyslexia,
a) have global difficulties with reading. b) primarily struggle with proper orientation of letters. c) do not have the disorder as adults. d) often cannot achieve academically.
Which of the following statements is true about adolescence?
A. It refers to the developmental transition between early adulthood and late adulthood. B. It is a clearly defined physical and biological category rather than a social construction. C. It tends to take similar forms across different social, cultural, and socioeconomic settings. D. It offers opportunities for growth in cognitive and social competence, autonomy, and intimacy.