Author Question: Eight-month-old Amber threw her favorite toy out of the playpen and began to cry, but her mother was ... (Read 64 times)

arivle123 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Eight-month-old Amber threw her favorite toy out of the playpen and began to cry, but her mother was not responding. Amber paused, looked across the room at her mother, and began to cry again when her mother looked at her. Amber is likely

a. an abused child.
b. a preterm child.
c. using the fussy cry to manipulate her mother's behavior.
d. unaware that her mother cannot see her toy.

Question 2

Define the experimental design, including its variables, and explain one of its distinct advantages.

What will be an ideal response?

blfontai · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Experimental design manipulates one or more independent variablethe variable manipulated by the researcher, the suspected cause of the behaviorto observe the effects on the dependent variablethe behavior that is measured, the suspected outcome. This research design has the benefit of being able to measure direct cause-and-effect relationships (internal validity) by controlling the independent variable using random assignment of participants.