In scientific investigations, researchers must clearly define the variables under study by precisely describing how they will be measured or controlled. These definitions are referred to as

a. objective definitions.
b. precise definitions.
c. operational definitions.
d. dictionary definitions.


C

Psychology

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a. personality b. forensic c. educational d. industrial-organizational

Psychology

The ________ __________ is the minimum amount of stimulation needed to produce a sensation

a. absolute threshold c. Weber's threshold b. difference threshold d. darkness threshold

Psychology

Genetically:

a. handedness of the child is influenced by the handedness of the parents. b. handedness is entirely environmentally driven. c. 100 percent of people are born to be right-handed. d. 50 percent of people are born to become right- or left-handed.

Psychology

If you have been waking up too early for several weeks, you are probably suffering from

a) insomnia. b) parasomnia. c) hypersomnia. d) reverse insomnia.

Psychology