If You Wanted to Examine Whether Television Viewing Differs Based

question 23

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to examine whether television viewing differs based on students' grade in school (i.e. ,first,second,third) ,what is the independent variable of interest?

• A)grade level
• B)students
• C)academic performance
• D)television viewing

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Definitions:

Telegraphic Speech

A child’s first word combinations, which omit (as a telegram did) unnecessary words.

Universal Grammar

A theory in linguistics suggesting that the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and that all languages share a common underlying structure.

Noam Chomsky

An American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist known for his theory of generative grammar and critique of behaviorism.

Strange Situation

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