Suppose you are interested in how participants perform under different temperature conditions. You randomly select 30 participants and randomly assign them to work in one of three rooms. The rooms differ only with respect to temperature. You instruct all participants to solve the same jigsaw puzzle, and then you measure how long it takes each one to finish. The dependent variable in this research
is the
a. jigsaw puzzle. c. temperature.
b. time required to finish the jigsaw puzzle. d. room the participants are in.
B
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a. The buzzer b. The food c. Salivation d. Both the buzzer and the food
The procedure of habituation involves
a. presenting a specific stimulus over and over. b. learning to pay attention to an important signal. c. learning to ignore an unimportant stimulus. d. becoming more responsive to a specific stimulus.
Legal definitions of stalking vary across the United States. However, relational stalking typically becomes a crime when __________
a. it poses a real threat and the target fears for his or her safety b. the target fears for his or her life but there is no real threat c. the target is not afraid but there is a credible threat d. the target becomes enraged or suicidal
Children as young as _____ have been shown to display visible signs of distress when they violate some standard of behavior.
A. newborns B. two years old C. four years old D. six years old