In an experiment, the independent variable is
a. created by the experimenter.
b. collected from the research participant.
c. correlated with the predictor variable.
d. correlated with the outcome variable.
a
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In his chosen occupation as a social worker, Lamar has the goal of helping people and improving society, which are examples of __________.
A. extrinsic rewards B. social rewards C. job security D. altruistic rewards
In E. C. Tolman's experiment, some rats were trained to run through mazes for standard food goals, while other rats were allowed to explore the mazes for 10 days without food goals or other rewards. Later, when food rewards were placed in a box at the far end of the maze, the previously unrewarded rats reached the food box as quickly as the rewarded rats after only one or two trials. This
experiment demonstrated that the rats had the ability to form _____ of their surroundings. A) observational models B) operant chambers C) cognitive maps D) orienting reflexes
"You can't have any pudding unless you eat your meat," says a man to his son at the dinner table. This is an example of
a. inductive reasoning. b. a self-serving bias. c. a permission schema. d. the illusory correlation.
The type of intelligence Howard Gardner proposes is displayed by someone who has great insight into her or his own feelings and emotions is:
a. bodily-kinesthetic intelligence b. naturalist intelligence c. intrapersonal intelligence d. interpersonal intelligence