A researcher has a hypothesis that hostility toward women is created by viewing pornography. If the researcher does an experiment to test this, what would be the independent variable?
a. Scores on a "hostility toward women" scale
b. Being placed in a control group
c. The viewing of pornography
d. The sex of the subjects
c
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In studies that looked at the association between violent video games and aggressiveness, the researchers found that
a. the level of violence displayed in the video game was the determining factor in whether the participants showed aggression when given the chance. b. the competitiveness, difficulty, or pacing of a game may influence aggression levels just as much, if not more, than the violent content of the game. c. the violent video games actually sensitized the players so that they reacted negatively to the violence shown and were less likely to imitate it. d. only young children were influenced to imitate the violence with adolescents and adults not being significantly affected.
If you were giving to the poor and are guided by Islamic principles, what guidelines would you have to follow?
a. Ensuring that someone has witnessed you being charitable to verify the act. b. Setting aside and donating a certain percentage of your earnings, depending on your income. c. Doing it in secrecy to maintain your humility and spare the recipient from embarrassment. d. Providing options for the type of donation the recipient can accept, such as money or goods.
____ theory suggests that mantra meditation restricts consciousness of our external world and in-effect temporarily deletes it from our active neural circuitry
a. Rhythm c. Cerebral hemisphere balance b. Blank-out d. Desensitization
According to this video, the shift that takes place in adolescence toward spending less time with families leads to _______
a. more conflict with parents b. a stronger parent-child relationship c. an increase in homework d. stronger sibling bonds