Professor Jancy Did a Study in Which She Explored the Relationship

question 176

Multiple Choice

Professor Jancy did a study in which she explored the relationship between caffeine consumption and the ability to memorize words on a list. The independent variable in her study was

• A) the length of the word list to be remembered.
• B) the number of words recalled.
• C) the time between learning and attempting recall.
• D) the amount of caffeine consumed.

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Definitions:

Humanist Approach

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