A. the independent variable
B. an explanation of a phenomenon
C. a testable prediction derived from a theory
D. the dependent variable
Related Mcqs:
- Which TWO of 1: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific moods.
2: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific situations.
3: In collaborative empiricism, the therapist formulates a hypothesis and then tests its validity himself.
4: In collaborative empiricism, the client is asked to formulate a hypothesis and than helps the therapist to
test its validity.the following definitions key features of Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy are accurate?A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 3 & 4
D. 2 & 4 - Reviewing existing records to confirm a hypothesis about the behavior of a terrorist is _____________?
A. case study
B. survey research
C. archival research
D. field research - A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that the number of bystanders affects the probability of helping behavior. She sets up three conditions, one with no bystanders, one with two bystanders and one with four bystanders. Which of the following is true?
A. there is one independent variable having three levels
B. there are three independent variables having one level each
C. there is one independent variable and three dependent variables
D. there is one independent variable having four levels - A hypothesis concerning the role of language is shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought is called:
A. legal- rational authority
B. Sapir- Whorf hypothesis
C. Routine activities theory
D. None of these - We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?
A. the presence or absence of music
B. the students test scores
C. the amount of time allowed the studying
D. silence - Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?
A. Although 25% of U.S drivers say that they use the seatbelts in their cars only 14% really do
B. a case history of multiple personality appeared to be caused by traumatic childhood experiences
C. College women who are anxious tend to want to be together
D. As the temperature increases the number of hit batters in baseball increases - Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:
A. abuse causes post-traumatic stress and thus a need to re- enact the experience
B. if a mother has been abused this increases the risk of a child’s potential for being an abuser in the future
C. physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood
D. the effect of violence are more generally pathogenic than simply ‘violence leads to violence - Which one of the following findings would support the glucostatic hypothesis?
A. Rats have the same level of plasma glucose concentration just before meals as just after
B. Injections of insulin provoke food intake
C. Infusions or injections of glucose and insulin provoke feeding
D. Infusions of a competitive inhibitor of glucose in to the medulla reduce feeding - The fatty material protecting the axon in some neurons is called a/an _____________?
A. dendrite
B. myelin sheath
C. ganglion
D. axon terminal - Identical twins raised separately and found to have similar IQ are cited as examples of the contribution made to intelligence by _____________?
A. environment
B. heredity
C. infant stimulation
D. parental interaction
