A researcher manipulates the amount of time participants view a list of words (1 vs. 4 minutes), and measures the number of words the participants are able to write down 10 minutes later. The researcher suggests that in-between the presentation time and the later recall of the words, the words are in participants' memory. The construct of "memory" in this example represents
A. an operational definition.
B. an intervening variable.
C. the researcher's independent variable.
D. the researcher's dependent variable.
B. an intervening variable.
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a. pain in an area of the body difficult to assess. b. burning sensations in an area of the body difficult to assess. c. pain in an area of the body easy to assess. d. tenderness in an area of the body easy to assess.
Humanistic-existential psychologists stress that distorted thinking causes people to magnify ordinary threats and failures, which leads to distress and anxiety
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The most prevalent teratogenic cause of mental retardation in industrialized countries is
a. smoking. c. cocaine. b. alcohol. d. hormones.
The doctor tells Jack and Betty that their baby has Down syndrome. In addition to mild-to-moderate mental retardation, what other problems related to the disorder is their child likely to face?
a) heart defects and malformations of the digestive tract b) blindness and autism c) autism and deafness d) Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis