In One Study Described in the Text,Lisa Barrett and Eliza

question 242

Multiple Choice

In one study described in the text,Lisa Barrett and Eliza Bliss-Moreau (2009) showed participants male and female faces that expressed emotions such as anger or happiness.On a given trial,each face was paired either with a label giving a situational cause for the emotion or with no label.Whether a label accompanied the picture is a(n) _____ variable in this study.

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

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Definitions:

Consciousness

The state or quality of awareness, or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Scheme

An organized plan or system, often implying complexity or strategic thinking.

Indeterminism

The thesis that at least some events in the universe are not determined, not caused by antecedent conditions, and not predictable.

Uncaused Actions

Actions that occur without a preceding cause, often discussed in the context of free will and determinism.