Joshua is participating in an experiment where, in one condition, he is placed inside of a black room where he is asked to complete a set of math problems and,
in a second condition, he is placed in a white room and asked to complete a similar set of math problems. Most likely, why is the experimenter using such extreme conditions for his independent variable?
a. To maximize the effects of the independent variable
b. To minimize the effects of the independent variable
c. To maximize the effects of the dependent variable
d. to minimize the effects of the dependent variable
a
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According to Mischel's theorizing, which of the following methods would be the best way to stop yourself from eating a piece of delicious chocolate cake?
a. smelling the cake to trick yourself into thinking that you ate it b. telling yourself repeatedly that chocolate tastes bad c. thinking about the chocolate cake as a piece of brown plastic d. imagining how good the cake tastes to replace the actual desire to eat it
A Vietnam war veteran who hears a "call to battle stations" alarm sound last heard in heavy combat would be expected to
a. demonstrate no response. b. become extremely violent. c. feel relief that they are not now in combat. d. show strong emotional arousal. e. experience a happy feeling.