Mason is conducting a study on the effect of computer-based training on the math ability of seventh-graders. He randomly assigns one group of students to use a computer-based training method and another group of students to use workbooks. In this study, what would we view math ability as being?
What will be an ideal response?
Math ability is the dependent variable.
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According to Simon's theory of bounded rationality, people tend to use
a. simple strategies in decision-making that focus on only a few facets of available options and often result in irrational decisions that are less than optimal. b. complex strategies in decision-making that focus on multiple facets of available options and often result in irrational decisions that are less than optimal. c. simple strategies in decision-making that focus on multiple facets of available options and often result in rational decisions that are optimal. d. complex strategies in decision-making that do not focus clearly on enough facets of available options and often result in rational decisions that are less than optimal.
Explain the difference between positive and negative symptoms in psychotic disorders
What will be an ideal response?
While at the grocery store, Jeremy begins to throw a fit because he wants a candy bar. His mom gives him the candy bar so that he will stop screaming. Jeremy's mom has experienced ____ conditioning.?
a. ?classical b. ?higher-order c. ?avoidance d. ?escape
Dr. Garcia is treating a patient who has a fear of knives
He believes his patient's fear is a kind of displacement, in which the phobic object is a symbol of whatever his patient has buried deep inside her unconscious mind. Dr. Garcia's view is consistent with that of _________ a) behaviorists. b) cognitive psychologists. c) the psychodynamic model. d) the biological perspective.