Bob couldn’t stand school, and he also didn’t like living under his parents’ thumb. Bob felt freer when he went to his job at a local gas station. Adolescents with less interest in school, and the desire for greater independence from their families, may self-select into jobs with longer hours

Heuristics are:

a) An abstract description of all the possible states that can occur within a given problem. b) Generally complex methods or procedures guaranteed to lead to problem solution c) Rules of thumb that are easy to use and often produce reasonably accurate answers. d) None of the above

In an experimental research design, the variable or condition that is affected by the independent variable is called the __________ variable

a. within-group b. manipulated c. response d. dependent