A researcher, based on her review of relevant scientific studies, believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule

If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules, the feeding schedule would be called the:
a. independent variable.
b. dependent variable.
c. extraneous variable.
d. control factors.


a

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a. ?be independent of race, ethnicity, social class, and country of residence b. ?be dependent on race, ethnicity, social class, and country of residence c. ?vary by race, ethnicity, social class, and country of residence d. ?be causally related to race, ethnicity, social class, and country of residence

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According to Hickey (1991), there was ______ documented female serial murders.

a. 56
b. 34
c. 20
d. 5
e. 100.

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Research exploring infantile temperament has found that there are generally three different temperaments. They are

A) anxious, responsive, and relaxed. B) sensorimotor, preoperational, and operational. C) secure, insecure, and disorganized. D) easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up.

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