A number of students volunteered for an experiment that required them to follow a special diet. The researchers wanted to determine the effects of a diet high in grain content on blood cholesterol levels. What is the special diet in this experiment?
a) control variable
b) dependent variable
c) extraneous variable
d) independent variable
ANS: d
Psychology
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values and rules. a. id b. ego c. superego d. preconscious e. non-conscious
Psychology
Five-year-old Matthew and 6-year-old Jessica like to pretend that they live or work in a zoo. Often, Matthew will pretend to be an animal and Jessica will pretend to be the zookeeper. This is an example of __________ play
A) parallel B) associative C) sociodramatic D) functional
Psychology