A Psychologist Is Conducting an Experiment to Test the Influence

question 161

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is conducting an experiment to test the influence that coloured backgrounds of pages in textbooks have on the amount of information retained by students. She has a short text printed in three versions, each with a different colour of background. After students in three separate groups read their assigned text, she tests the students' retention. In this study, the three colours are the

• A) dependent variable.
• B) control variable.
• C) independent variable.
• D) random variable.

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Definitions:

Metacognition

Thinking about thinking, or awareness of one’s own mental processes.

Mental Processes

The internal, covert activities of our minds, such as thinking, feeling, and problem-solving.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Moral Development

The process through which individuals acquire and understand values and ethics, and how to apply them in social situations.