Choosing to believe some material in this course because your instructor told you that it is correct information most likely represents which system for the fixation of beliefs?

A researcher contrasts preterm and full term infants on visual acuity, and notes that the full

term infants display quicker visual reaction time. When reviewing the videotapes, the researcher notes that the preterm infants appear sleepier and less alert than the full term infants. What methodological issue has the researcher identified? A) Differences in perinatal status. B) The importance of infant state. C) The researcher apparently did not correct for gestational age. D) The researcher should have only included the highest functioning preterm infants.

Any measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study are called

a. hypotheses. b. correlations. c. variables. d. confounds.