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newbem

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A specific amount or category of the independent variable creating the specific situation under which the participants' scores on some other variable are measured is called a/an
 
  a. independent variable.
  b. dependent variable.
  c. statistic.
  d. condition.

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Suppose you are interested in how participants perform under different temperature conditions. You select 30 participants and assign them to work in one of three rooms. The rooms differ only with respect to temperature. You instruct all participants to solve the same jigsaw puzzle, and then you measure how long it takes each one to finish. This research is an example of
 
  a. a correlational study.
  b. population measurement.
  c. an experimental study.
  d. the use of descriptive statistics.


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carlsona147

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


newbem

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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:D TYSM

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