Professor Stevenson examines the impact of test anxiety on student test performance. To measure test performance, he records student scores out of 100 possible points on an exam. In this example, exam scores are a(n) ______.

A. construct
B. variable
C. operational definition
D. measurement


Answer: C

Psychology

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a. conventional b. realistic c. enterprising d. social

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Gabriel's speech tends to be so garbled and chaotic that it sometimes sounds like a "word salad," and she is having problems with thinking, memory, and attention with her emotions ranging from hyperemotional to a flat affect. Gabriel is most likely exhibiting a(n)

a. anxiety attack. b. nervous breakdown. c. psychosis. d. neurosis.

Psychology

A nuisance variable is

a. the same as a confounded variable b. a second independent variable in an experiment c. one that is included even though it is not of theoretical interest d. Both b and c are correct.

Psychology

What of the following can be described as a decision maker's conception of the acts, outcomes, and contingencies associated with a particular choice

A) Reification B) Ad Hominem C) Decision frame D) All of the above

Psychology