Carla participates in an experiment in which she has to read a list of words that are the names of colors. Some of the words are printed in the same colored ink as the word; others are not. For instance, sometimes the word blueis printed in blue ink, and sometimes the word blueis printed in red, green, or black ink. The researcher records the amount of time it takes for her to read each word. Carla's reaction time is likely to ____ when the word and the ink are the same color and ____ when they are different colors.
a. increase; increase
b. decrease; decrease
c. decrease; increase
d. increase; decrease
Question 2
Laverne works on an assembly line, spotting defective bottles. Recently, her performance has been poor and her boss warns her that if she misses one more defective bottle, she will be fired. Laverne's reaction time will ____ because of the changed ____.
a. increase; expectancy
b. increase; speed-accuracy tradeoff
c. decrease; complexity
d. decrease; stimulus-response compatibility
An example of an experiment that supported Beadle and Tatum's one gene
Anatomical and common names for the pelvic girdle and lower extremity.
Messelson-Stahl Experiment
Miller-Urey Experiment Updated
Redi Experiment
Summary of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty’s experiment