One Study Found That College Students' Grades in Introductory Psychology

question 21

Multiple Choice

One study found that college students' grades in Introductory Psychology (Psy 1) was a better predictor of their GPA within the Psychology major than their SAT scores (Meeker et al., 1994) . In this study, the independent variable is ______.

• A) Introductory Psychology
• B) predictor of GPA within the Psychology major
• C) GPA within the major
• D) college students

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