Dr. Kettle wants to know if the type of lighting (fluorescent or incandescent) under which
participants read affects the number of pages of text they can read in one hour. What is
the independent variable in this experiment?
a. The type of lighting
b. The amount of light
c. Fluorescent lighting
d. Incandescent lighting
e. The number of pages of text read in one hour
a. The type of lighting
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a. homozygous b. heterozygous c. unitary d. marginal
To categorize people's level of moral development using Kohlberg's approach, a psychologist would
a. observe their behavior in situations in which conflicts occur between personal needs and those of others. b. pose situations involving moral dilemmas to them and study the reasons they give for the actions they recommend. c. ask them to classify behaviors as legal, illegal, moral, and immoral. d. ask them to rank values that involve specific ways of reaching their own goals from most important to least important.
Attributing lifelike properties to inanimate objects is referred to as
a. artificialism. c. causality. b. animism. d. conceptualism.
Adena looks on the bright side of life. When a situation is not going well, she is able to bring to light something positive. This is known as
A) optimism. B) pessimism. C) rumination. D) self-enhancement.