If a researcher used an experiment to assess whether or not a certain drug would increase reading comprehension scores, then the dependent variable would be the
a. gender of the participants
b. age of the participants
c. reading comprehension scores
d. amount of the drug given to participants
C
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The APA ethics code covers all
a. activities of psychologists b. professional activities of psychologists c. professional activities of psychologists and those under their supervision d. research activities of psychologists and those under their supervision.
The structures of the limbic system are particularly important in a. motivated behavior, emotion, and learning
b. sensation and perception. c. motor control and sensory regulation. d. regulation of hunger and thirst.
Which of the following behaviors would likely be the hardest for a young child to perform and consequently the last to develop?
a. reaching with their preferred hand b. running c. tying shoe laces on tennis shoes d. hanging from a bar by both hands
Research involving physical stress, psychological stress, invasion of privacy, or measures of sensitive information where participants may be identified is an example of ________ research.
A. exempt B. low risk C. minimal risk D. greater than minimal risk