A. the subject himself
B. a measure of the subject’s behavior
C. the variable that the experimenter chooses to manipulate
D. any unwanted variable that may adversely affect the subject’s performance
Related Mcqs:
- A simple experiment has two groups of subjects called: ______________?
A. the dependent group and the independent group
B. the extraneous group and the independent group
C. the before group and the after group
D. the control group the experimental group - The chief function of the control group in an experiment is that it:
A. allows mathematical relationships to be established.
B. provides a point of reference against which the behavior of the experimental group can be compared
C. balances the experiment to eliminate all extraneous variables
D. is not really necessary - Tolman’s experiment with rats in the maze was aimed to study: __________?
A. Operant conditioning learning
B. trial-and-error learning
C. Latent learning
D. Classical conditioning learning - “Statistically significant” means that the results of an experiment most likely:
A. had practical significance
B. resulted from chance variations
C. were not strongly correlated
D. were not due to chance - When motives become independent of their origin, what is the phenomenon know as?
A. Self-actualization
B. Maturation
C. Functional autonomy
D. Independence - The world “Psychology” comes from the ______________?
A. Greek
B. Latin
C. Arabic
D. German - Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that psychiatrists: ______________?
A. are physicians with a specialization in abnormal behavior and psychotherapy
B. are extensively trained in the theories and techniques of sigmund Freud
C. are generally more eclectic than psychologists
D. have a masters or Ph.D degree - When infants are placed in the middle of a visual cliff, they usually ______________?
A. remain still
B. move to the shallow side of the apparatus
C. move to the deep side of the apparatus
D. approach their mothers when called, whether that requires moving to the shallow or deep side. - The main function of myelin is to ______________?
A. form a protective coating over nerve axons
B. affect the seed of nerve impulses
C. block the reception of acetylcholine
D. Nome of these - Attention is aroused by: ______________?
A. subtle differences in stimuli
B. bright stimuli
C. contrast or change in stimulation
D. subliminal stimuli
