Janiszewski and Uy (2008) conducted an experiment in which they had 43 participants read 10 scenarios. In this study, the researchers wanted to determine the impact of the scenario type on the anchoring and adjusting of participants
Anchoring and adjustment occurs when people use a starting point (anchor) as a basis to make judgments about a given scenario (adjustment). What is the independent variable in this study?
a. the scenarios
b. the judgments
c. anchoring and adjustments
d. the starting point
A
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Which of the followings statements pertaining to Al-Qaida is true?
a. is rooted in the Sunni tradition of Islam b. was founded by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat c. mixes Shi’a and Sunni precepts to form a unique hybrid Islamic fundamentalism d. rose out of Islamic movements in Pakistan
What event provided an opportunity for ISIS to become such a dangerous terrorist group?
a. The Syrian civil war. b. The weakening of al-Qaeda. c. The power vacuum in Somalia. d. Iranian meddling in Iraq.