Based on her review of relevant scientific studies, Dr. Tanaka believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule. If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules, frequency of crying would be called the __________.
A. latent factor
B. dependent variable
C. independent variable
D. control factor
Answer: B
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People who are extraverted tend to use a wider variety of power tactics than do introverts.
a. True b. False
When young children use speech that is spoken aloud and directed toward themselves, it is generally identified by which term?
A. scaffolded speech B. syntactic resonance C. fast mapping D. private speech
Suppose that Peter hates his job as a medical assistant. Research on the panic button effect would suggest that Peter would hate his job less if ____
a. he felt that could quit at any time and get a different job b. he thought about how much unhappier he would be if he lost his job and became homeless c. he considered how much his job helped to relieve people's stress and discomfort d. he thought about how he would feel if he were rushed to the hospital and there was no one there to help him
Final responsibility for conducting research in an ethical manner rests with the
A. investigator. B. United States Department of Research. C. Institutional Review Board (IRB). D. department chairperson.