A psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the same questions in random order
What was the dependent variable in this experiment?
a) the order of the items
b) the method used to assign participants to groups
c) the students' scores on the two versions of the test
d) the difficulty of the items on the test
c
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Key concepts in evolutionary psychology include natural selection and_______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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What will be an ideal response?