In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The manipulated variable is called the __________ variable.

A. dependent
B. control
C. independent
D. hypothetical


Answer: C

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Which of the following students provides the best information about the term "embodied cognition"?

a. Elizaveta: "Embodied cognition proposes that your motor system sometimes reveals your knowledge." b. Artur: "Embodied cognition means that there is no connection between your mind and your motor system." c. Rachel: "Embodied cognition is an outdated theory; it proposed that information flows from the sensory receptors to the motor system, and then flows to the cerebral cortex." d. Erik: "Embodied cognition emphasizes that you can use your body movements to help you learn a new language that you are trying to master."

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When you are asked to solve an arithmetic problem or to name the current president of the United States, you are using __________ thinking

a. divergent b. convergent c. intuitive d. transformational

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Behaviorists are to the external environment as humanists are to

a. stress. b. personal growth. c. trait analysis. d. internal conflicts.

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Bobby smokes cigarettes and bites his nails. According to Freud, on which psychosexual stage of development is Bobby fixated?

A) anal stage B) phallic stage C) oral stage D) latency stage

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