Which of the following is an example of “amount of variable” variation of the independent variable?
a. All participants’ response times are measured after eating sweets
b. In a study of distraction on problem-solving ability, one group is distracted by noise, another by a flashing light, and a third by a bad odor
c. The control group gets 1 minute to solve a problem, one experimental group gets 2 minutes, and a second experimental group gets 5 minutes to solve the problem.
d. An experimental group receives 5 mg/kg of a drug and the control group receives no drug
Ans: c
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A. ?troposphere. B. ?biosphere. C. ?ozone. D. ?atmosphere.
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a. can be taught only to children who are in the stage of formal operations. b. can be taught to children entering the concrete operational stage, given the proper concrete instructional materials. c. can be taught to children entering the preoperational stage, given the proper concrete instructional materials. d. can be learned only at the appropriate developmental stage, regardless of quality of instruction intended to facilitate this concept.
The Socratic Seminar model:
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