In an experiment on the effects of music versus acting lessons on intelligence, the independent variable would be
A) the type of lessons (music versus acting).
B) a measure of intelligence.
C) the type of music lessons.
D) the frequency of the acting lessons.
A
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a. We must know the population mean under the same condition of the independent variable as the one being tested. b. We must know the population mean under some condition of the independent variable other than the one being tested. c. We must know the sample mean under the condition of the independent variable being tested, but we do not need to know the population mean. d. We must know the sample mean under the condition of the independent variable being tested and under some other condition of the independent variable.
Individuals with a sleep efficiency of 90%
A. spend more of their "bed time" awake than asleep. B. have a diagnosable sleep disorder. C. need to increase the number of hours in bed. D. spend 10% of their "bed time" awake.
Metalinguistic awareness refers to
A) knowledge about how you use language. B) understanding what others are saying. C) knowing the rules of one's language. D) all of the above.
Peter's mental representation of Thanksgiving includes associations about turkeys, attitudes toward the holiday, and expectations about the weight he would gain! These are all part of his ________ for the holiday
a. cognitive schema b. heuristic c. hindsight bias d. algorithm