In a study examining the effects of stress (stress group vs. no stress group) on memory performance, __________ is the independent variable and __________ is the dependent variable.
A. stress vs. no stress; memory performance
B. memory performance; stress vs. no stress
C. stress group 1; stress group 2
D. stress group 2; stress group 1
E. number of groups; items correctly recalled
A. stress vs. no stress; memory performance
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a. "Other psychologists have objected to my approach on the following theoretical grounds." b. "We conducted an experiment to test this hypothesis." c. "The theorists who belonged to the empirical school rejected the behaviorist tradition, for the following reasons." d. "By combining both the cognitive approach and the psychodynamic approach, we can devise a new theoretical approach to the problem."
Barbara Tversky’s research suggests that people’s mental maps are ______.
a. astonishingly accurate b. systematically distorted by the use of heuristics c. improved through practice d. highly correlated with their travel experience
The ___________ layer(s) is/are missing from the meninges in the peripheral nervous system
a. pia b. dura c. arachnoid d. pia and arachnoid e. dura and arachnoid
The degree of awareness an infant displays to both internal and external stimulation is known as an infant’s __________
a) cycle b) rate c) state d) rhythm