Kayla Is Helping Her Professor Conduct an Observational Learning Study

question 158

Multiple Choice

Kayla is helping her professor conduct an observational learning study in which the model is either similar or dissimilar to the participant. In this study, the similarity of the model to the participant is a(n) _________ variable.

• A) independent
• B) dependent
• C) experimental
• D) control

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Definitions:

Horney

Refers to Karen Horney, a psychoanalytic psychologist known for her theories on neurosis, personality development, and the concept of basic anxiety.

Penis Envy

A concept in Freudian psychoanalysis referring to a girl's sense of loss and jealousy over not having a penis.

Birth Order

The chronological order of sibling births in a family, which is sometimes believed to influence personality and behavior.

Adler

Alfred Adler, an Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist who is best known for introducing the concept of the "inferiority complex" and emphasizing the importance of feelings of inferiority in the personality development.