In an experiment, researchers exposed half the children to 2 hours of violence on television every day for a month and made sure the other half saw no violence on television at all. At the end of the month, they measured the level of aggressiveness in the children. What were the children who were NOT exposed to any violence on television?
A) the dependent variable
B) the independent variable
C) the control group
D) the experimental group
C) the control group
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A. He needs to go to the bathroom. B. He is full. C. He is very hungry. D. He has a bad headache.
A university student taking introductory psychology decides to test Piaget's theories of mental development on his 10-year-old sister, who loves hot dogs and is very hungry. He shows her two hot dogs. Then, while she is watching, he breaks one of the hot dogs in half. He asks if she would like one hot dog (the intact hot dog) or two hot dogs (the hot dog cut in half). Consistent with Piaget's
findings, the girl probably will: A) select the intact hot dog. B) select the hot dog cut in half. C) state that both choices are the same. D) become confused and have trouble deciding.
If you want to make sure that all ethnic groups are systematically represented in your sample, you should use:
a. systematic sampling. b. stratified random sampling. c. cluster sampling. d. quota sampling.
___________ and storge love styles combine to form the deep abiding love that is passionate and selfless
a. Eros b. Pragma c. Mania d. Agape