Christopher wants to better understand emotional experiences (anxiety, depression, and excitement) among people who are waiting to ride a roller coaster and their enjoyment at the end. He collects data about his participants’ gender, age, experience riding roller coasters, and emotions throughout the process. In this case, each person’s emotion is the
A. independent variable.
B. dependent variable.
C. confounding variable.
D. time-dependent variable.
Answer: A
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a. ? = 2 b. ? = 4 c. ? = 8 d. Cannot determine from the information given
Left-handed individuals who write with their hand below the writing line, and righties who use a hooked position in writing are usually
a. more intelligent than those who do not use this hand position. b. less intelligent than those who do not use this hand position. c. left-brain dominant for language. d. right-brain dominant for language.
Pacinian corpuscles are sensitive to which range of frequencies?
a. 0 Hz b. 0-5 Hz c. 10-30 Hz d. 40-400 Hz
The feeling of apprehension and tension experienced in reaction to stressful situations is referred to as
A. dyslexia. B. anxiety. C. mania. D. paralysis