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1
In the scientific study of behavior, any event, situation or behavior that varies is called a(n) __________.
A)observation
B)constant
C)category
D)variable
2
Which of the following is NOT a variable?
A)number of inches in a foot
B)hair color
C)age
D)grade point average
3
The number of students in a class is an example of a __________ variable.
A)situational
B)response
C)participant or subject
D)mediating
4
The time it takes participants to complete a computer task is an example of a __________ variable.
A)situational
B)response
C)participant or subject
D)mediating
5
The marital status of research participants is an example of a __________ variable.
A)situational
B)response
C)participant or subject
D)mediating
6
Psychological processes that explain the effects of a situational variable on a particular response are called __________ variables.
A)situational
B)response
C)participant or subject
D)mediating
7
Dr. M measured students' performance on a verbal task by recording the number of words they correctly identified during a 5-minute session. The number of words correctly identified is referred to as the __________.
A)task definition
B)response definition
C)operational definition
D)concrete definition
8
Researchers found that as the temperature in a city increased there was also an increase in the number of crimes reported. This is an example of a ___________ relationship.
A)positive linear
B)negative linear
C)curvilinear
D)amplified linear
9
There is a(n) __________ relationship between the number of classes students miss and final exam scores. As the number of days absent increase, the scores on the final exam decrease.
A)positive linear
B)negative linear
C)curvilinear
D)amplified linear
10
When researchers study the relationship among variables using the __________ method, behavior is observed as it occurs naturally.
A)nonexperimental
B)field experiment
C)experimental
D)causal
11
In the nonexperimental method, the third-variable problem refers to _________.
A)experimenter intervention
B)an extra operational definition
C)confounding variables
D)the need to add another variable in the study
12
The experimental method eliminates the influence of extraneous variables to ensure that any differences between groups is due to the __________ variable.
A)dependent
B)manipulated
C)control
D)third
13
In an experimental study, the __________ variable is considered to be the "cause".
A)extraneous
B)independent
C)dependent
D)subject or participant
14
The major disadvantage of conducting a lab experiment is the ___________.
A)artificial atmosphere
B)lack of control over extraneous variables
C)inability to manipulate independent variables
D)dependence on student participants
15
___________ refers to the ability to draw conclusions about causal relationships.
A)External validity
B)Construct validity
C)Internal validity
D)both b and c





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