Researchers wanted to see if adults were actually afraid of the dark by exposing them to different levels of light in a room while measuring their heart rates. In this experiment, what are the different levels of light?
A) the dependent variable
B) the independent variable
C) the control group
D) the experimental group
D) the experimental group
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Which is one of the factors Insko and his colleagues have identified as a potential cause of the discontinuity effect?
a. Members are embarrassed to be display hostility before other group members. b. Members of interacting groups support a norm of tolerance for the outgroup. c. People do not wish to appear greedy, particularly if the rest of the group is willing to share. d. People expect intergroup relations to be more unfriendly and aggressive. e. People do not consider the members of the other group to humans.
Looking for the cabbage near the lettuce in the grocery store is an example of using what?
A. anchoring B. algorithm C. availability D. heuristics
Experts operate on hunches, or intuitive judgments of how to approach a problem based on experience.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What percentage of the population enters late adulthood having never been married?
A. 1 percent B. 5 percent C. 10 percent D. 14 percent