Why is an independent variable so named?

What will be an ideal response?


An independent variable is supposed to be independent of a participants' wishes, preferences, and personal characteristics.

Psychology

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Short-term memory is limited both in the amount of information it can hold at one time and in how long it can hold that information. Describe several strategies one might use to overcome the capacity and duration limitations of short-term memory. How might one use these strategies when studying course material?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

The right hemisphere appears to be specialized for

a. processing the prosody of language. b. vocabulary development. c. forming language-based memories. d. mediating receptive and expressive language skills.

Psychology

"The unique way people interpret and make sense of their perceptions as a consequence of their learning experiences, cultural background, and related variables." This is a definition of which of the following terms?

A. worldview B. terminal values C. acculturation D. instrumental values

Psychology

The second process in Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance involves:

A) ?classical conditioning of a fear response. B) ?classical conditioning of an approach response. C) ?negative punishment resulting from the reduction of fear. D) ?negative reinforcement resulting from the reduction of fear.

Psychology