Shantae is doing an experiment on how anxious people will feel if they are told that they did not do well on an intelligence test. She asks her participants to rate how nervous, upset, and anxious they feel on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (very). Participant's scores on the scale are a(n) ____.
a. operational definition of anxiety
b. independent variable
c. confounding variable
d. empirical definition of anxiety
Question 2
Dr. Zumbahlen is conducting a research study in which she is interested in the effects of aerobic activity on weight loss. Aerobic activity is defined by thirty minutes of exercise on the treadmill three times a week. This specific way of defining aerobic activity is referred to as a(n) ____ definition.
a. experimental
b. construct
c. operational
d. empirical
Field experiment on effects of predation on male guppy colouration
In the 1800s, most people were poor, and formal education beyond the first several grades was a ...
People whose behaviors violate norms are often called mentally ill. “Why else would they do such ...
The social movement that centers on the environment has become global. In all nations, people are ...
People with Huntington disease develop problems with neuromuscular control and gradually lose the us
The Taylor–Woods–Hughes experiment