An experimental study focuses on the effects that the amount of exercise has on the number of calories consumed per day. The number of calories that a participant consumes is represented by the ____
a. independent variable
b. confounding variable
c. continuous variable
d. dependent variable
Answer: d. dependent variable
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When asked to describe an examination room at his doctor's office, John seemed to do an accurate job. However, he included a framed medical degree on the wall that in fact was not there. This is an illustration of ____.?
a. ?context specific memory b. ?elaborative rehearsal c. ?constructive memory d. ?a retrieval cue
Psychological disorders characterized by the separation of conscious awareness from previous thoughts or memories are classified as:
a. anxiety disorders b. dissociative disorders c. somatic symptom disorders d. personality disorders
_____________ psychologists design and evaluate tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests, and personality
a. Educational b. Developmental c. Experimental d. Psychometric
Whenever the calculated value of t is less than the tabled value of t (for a given number of degrees of freedom), then
a. There is a failure to reject Ho b. Ho is rejected c. Ho is no longer relevant d. the alpha level increases