A group of researchers wanted to determine whether people were more likely to follow directions if the person giving the directions was in uniform. An individual wearing a security guard's uniform gave half the participants parking instructions, and half the participants were given parking instructions by an individual wearing street clothes. The researchers recorded whether the participants
parked in the spot they were directed to. In this study, the independent variable is:
a. the parking spot the participant is directed to
b. the type of clothing worn by the person giving directions (uniform or street clothes)
c. the number of participants who follow the directions
d. the gender of the individual providing the directions
B
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Which of the following is not among the goals to deal with posttraumatic stress disorder, as presented in your textbook?
A. provide emotional support B. relive the experience through journaling C. bring out the details of the experience D. build a sense of courage to go on with life
Gigi, who has schizophrenia, believes that she was sent by God to one day rule the world. Her belief is an example of a(n) ______.
a. phobia b. delusion c. alogia d. hallucination
The ________ effect refers to a witness' tendency to pay attention to a criminal's gun, rather than characteristics of the criminal him or herself
FIll in the blank with correct word.
In discussing his child's problem behaviors with a therapist, Dominic is asked to review a checklist of more than 100 specific problem behaviors and place a check mark next to each behavior that applies to his child. This checklist is known as a __________.
A. behavioral rating scale B. behavioral approach task C. social desirability scale D. social reactivity scale