An experiment was conducted to test a new drug for anxiety. What would be a good dependent variable for this experiment?
a. heart rate
b. the amount of drug given to each subject
c. score on a standardized anxiety test
d. heart rate and/or score on a standardized anxiety test
D
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A. attention B. glial cells C. memory D. the optic chiasm E. ganglion cells
A number of students volunteered for an experiment that required them to follow a special diet. The researchers wanted to determine the effects of a diet high in grain content on blood cholesterol levels. What is the special diet in this experiment?
a) control variable b) dependent variable c) extraneous variable d) independent variable
According to Heider's attribution theory, when we come across a behavior we don't immediately understand, either in others or in ourselves, how do we seek to understand or explain those behaviors?
a. We try to decide how best to change that behavior so that it is consistent with our current understanding. b. We try to figure out how the behavior was influenced by a person's cultural background. c. We try to figure out if the behaviors were caused by internal dispositions or external situations. d. We try to figure out if the person doing the behavior had favorable or malicious intents.
Which individual is most likely to maintain mental abilities well into late adulthood?
A) Andre, a retired lawyer who has been married for 40 years to a college professor B) Ingrid, an always single, retired school secretary who has had bypass surgery C) Fawn, a retired factory worker who was married three times and is now single D) Samson, a physically active retired construction worker who recently remarried