Dr. V wanted to test her hypothesis that sugar improves memory, so she gave one group of participants candy sweetened with sugar and another group candy sweetened with NutraSweet. Then she compared the performance of the two groups on a test of recognition memory. Dr. V's research method is ____.?
a. ?dependent
b. ?experimental
c. ?descriptive
d. ?naturalistic
ANSWER:
b
You might also like to view...
A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is not a practice dictated by the American Psychological Association's ethical guidelines for the use of human participants?
a. Participants must give informed consent prior to participating in a research project. b. Participants have the right to cease participation at any time. c. Participants must be debriefed at the conclusion of the study. d. Data collected from participants is not subject to confidentiality guidelines.
Which term does not belong with the rest?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging b. Computed tomography scanning c. Positron emission tomography d. Electrooculogram
Approximately what percentage of rapes results in convictions or prison sentences?
A. Less than 10% B. 20%-30% C. 35%-45% D. 50%-60%