Typically, X Is Assigned to Represent the ______________________ Variable and Y

question 11

Multiple Choice

Typically, X is assigned to represent the ______________________ variable and Y is assigned to represent the ___________________ variable.

• A) outcome; predictor
• B) predictor; outcome
• C) outcome; independent
• D) dependent; independent

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Deindividuation

A psychological state characterized by reduced self-awareness and decreased personal responsibility, often occurring in group situations that lead to uninhibited and impulsive behavior.

Social Contagion

The spread of behaviors, attitudes, and emotions through a group or society by social influence.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to see their successes as based on internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.