Professor Garcia is studying how cancer patients are coping with their illness by giving them one of the following sets of instructions: they are to keep a daily diary and write about anything, keep a daily diary and write about how they are trying
to cope with their illness, or not told to keep any diary whatsoever. After following this protocol for a month, Professor Garcia then measures the cancer patients' self-reported level of depression. The independent variable in this hypothetical study is ________ and the dependent variable is ________. a) the type of diary kept, if any; the progression of the cancer
b) the type of diary kept, if any; the self-reported level of depression
c) the self-reported level of depression; the type of diary kept, if any
d) the cancer patients; the self-reported level of depression
b
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Sheila, an African American girl age 4, is shown drawings of white children and black children. According to research regarding racial dissonance, Shelia is most likely to have negative feelings toward __________.
A. drawings of white children B. drawings of black children C. drawings of both black and white children D. neither of the drawings
A Type II error is when we retain a false null hypothesis.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Dr. Foster helped his students better understand behavior analysis. He observed understanding by seeing how the students' did on tests. He increased understanding by creating a better textbook and by reinforcing his students for good performance. Dr. Foster's activity would be an example of _____________ analysis
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Philosophical support for rehabilitative treatment of criminals can be found in natural law.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)