A study is conducted to examine the effect of instruction type on test scores. Participants in the study are asked to complete a simple math test with either time limit instructions (i.e., the participants are told they must complete the test within 3 minutes) or no time limit instructions (i.e., the participants are not given a time limit for the test). Participants are randomly assigned to one of the instruction types. The independent variable in this study is ______.
a. time limit instructions
b. no time limit instructions
c. instruction type
d. not present (i.e., there is no independent variable in this study)
Ans: C
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a. cultural psychologist b. learning theorist c. cognitive researcher d. biological psychologist
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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