In an Experiment,researchers Exposed Half of the Participants to Loud

question 18

Multiple Choice

In an experiment,researchers exposed half of the participants to loud noise during a memory-encoding task.The room was quiet for the other half of the participants.Later,all participants were given a memory test and the number of correct items recalled was obtained for each participant.What is the independent variable?

• A)the number of items recalled
• B)the noise level during the encoding task
• C)the time interval between encoding and recall.
• D)the probability of being assigned to the two groups

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Definitions:

Actual Hours

Refers to the real amount of time spent on a task or activity, as recorded or reported.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between actual variable overhead based on the standard hours allowed for the actual output and the actual variable overhead incurred.

Standard Machine-Hours

An accounting measure used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products based on the number of hours machines are expected to operate.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the expected (standard) cost of the variable overhead based on the actual production volume and the actual variable overhead incurred.