A Researcher Is Investigating the Effect of High Room Temperature

question 175

Multiple Choice

A researcher is investigating the effect of high room temperature on aggressive behavior in preschoolers. Half of the children are in a classroom where the temperature is a warm 88 degrees and half are in a classroom where the temperature is a normal 77 degrees. The researcher measures the number of hitting incidents that occur in each classroom. In this study the children in the normal temperature classroom are the

• A) primary group.
• B) secondary group.
• C) experimental group.
• D) control group.

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Definitions:

Alternating Personalities

A manifestation of dissociative identity disorder where an individual exhibits two or more distinct identities or personality states, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by a long-standing pattern of extreme shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and sensitivity to rejection or criticism, leading to social inhibition.

Social Rejection

The act of being deliberately excluded or ignored by other individuals or groups, often leading to feelings of loneliness and depression.

Lack of Guilt

The absence of feelings of responsibility or remorse for actions that could be considered wrong or harmful.