The learning theorist ____ persevered in the face of numerous obstacles to success.?
a. ?Tolman
b. ?Hull
c. ?Skinner
d. ?Bandura
e. ?Rotter
b
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A. Alcoholics Anonymous B. Motivational enhancement therapy C. Relapse prevention treatment D. Abstinence violation prevention
Dr. Fowler is interested in studying how indoor lighting can influence people's moods during the winter. A sample of 100 households is selected. Fifty of the homes are randomly assigned to the bright-light condition where Dr. Fowler replaces all the lights with 100-watt bulbs. In the other 50 houses, all the lights are changed to 60-watt bulbs. After two months, Dr. Fowler measures the level of
depression for the people living in the houses. In this study, the independent variable is the ____. a. brightness of the lights b. level of depression c. houses with 100-watt bulbs d. houses with 60-watt bulbs
Researchers studying plant growth raised plants in two different rooms. One room had soft music playing 24 hours a day; the other room was silent. The researchers found that the plants grew better in the room where the music was played. In this study, the type of room (soft music or silent) would be:
a. the independent variable b. a placebo c. the dependent variable d. a confounding variable
Behavioral genetics is a(n) __________
A) medical procedure that permits detection of developmental problems before birth B) ambitious international research program aimed at deciphering genomes C) field devoted to uncovering the contributions of nature and nurture to human diversity D) biochemical process triggered by certain experiences that alter gene expression