Scenario 2 a Researcher Was Interested in the Effects of Mood on Mood

question 31

Multiple Choice

Scenario 2
A researcher was interested in the effects of mood on aggression.She decided to see how receiving an insult or a compliment affects aggression,and she measured aggression by having participants administer small shocks to another participant.The researcher found that participants in the insult condition were more aggressive than those in the compliment condition.
-Refer to Scenario 2.In this research,what is the conceptual dependent variable?

• A) administering of small shocks
• B) receiving a compliment or insult
• C) mood
• D) aggression

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Circuitry

The detailed arrangement or network of interconnected electronic or neural elements working together to perform specific functions.

Glutamate

A major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain involved in learning and memory.

Dendritic Branching

Dendritic branching refers to the process by which neurons grow dendrites to increase synaptic connections, facilitating the integration of input from other neurons.