Based on her review of relevant scientific studies, a researcher believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it is nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule. If this belief was tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules, the 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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The psychic approach to mental illness was encouraged in the U.S. by ____.?
a. ?medical doctors b. ?the Red Cross c. ?Emmanuel Church Healing movement d. ?the Ecumenical Council of Churches e. ?None of the choices are correct.
A researcher finds that in a laboratory a meditation session decreases anxiety scores of college students. The researcher wonders whether the meditation session would decrease anxiety in clients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This researcher is considering the ____ of the findings
a. external validity b. internal validity c. reliability d. accuracy
Dr. McGufficke's research indicates that twenty minutes of exercise done three times a week positively affects people's emotions as well as their overall fitness. Dr. McGufficke is a(n) __________ psychologist.
A. cognitive B. developmental C. health D. industrial and organizational
In cognitive reappraisal, coping involves ____
a. ?altering the interpretation of a stressful event b. ?changing the environment that is causing the stress c. ?using defense mechanisms d. ?gathering information in order to take action