When an investigator typically devises two different conditions and then studies and compares the outcomes of the participants exposed to those two different conditions in order to see how behavior is affected, this is called a(n) __________

a) hypothesis
b) experiment
c) theory
d) treatment

Answer: b

Psychology

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A. preschool boys, adolescent boys B. girls, boys C. preschool girls, adolescent girls D. boys, girls

Psychology

Suzanne realizes that there are many ways to interpret information, but not all ways are equally valid. "You need to do the best you can with the information available," she says. Suzanne is most likely a:

A) postskeptical rationalist. B) naïve realist. C) dogmatist. D) skeptic.

Psychology