A researcher is testing the effectiveness of a new math program. The extraneous variables, such as temperature and lighting, will best be controlled by
a. randomly assigning students to rooms of varying temperature and light intensity.
b. randomly selecting the rooms in which the students will be taught.
c. making the temperature and the amount of light the same for all the rooms.
d. letting the students select the room temperature and lighting in which they are most comfortable.
C
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A. modalities B. affordances C. opportunities D. sensations
Which of the following statements is true of proactive interference?
A) New learning interferes with old learning only if the old material shares similarity with the new material. B) Older learning interferes with new learning only if the new material shares similarity with the old material. C) New information permanently replaces old information if both have the same characteristic traits. D) Old information negates the learning of new information if both have the same characteristic traits.
The __________ therapies are based on the work and theories of Sigmund Freud
a. cognitive b. humanistic c. psychodynamic d. interventive
Of the following four alternatives, which has been found to be least satisfying for ethnic minority individuals?
A) assimilation. B) integration. C) marginality. D) separation.