Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True If You

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true if you include only women in a study of a hypothesis:

• A)You rule out any effect that gender might have on the two variables under study.
• B)Gender is a third variable in the study.
• C)Female is a constant in the study.
• D)You are controlling for the effects of gender.

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Definitions:

Unchanging Environment

A situation or setting that remains the same over time, without variation or alteration.

Phi Effect

A phenomenon of visual perception in which the illusion of movement is created when stationary objects are viewed in succession rather than simultaneously.

Visual Cortex

The region of the cerebral cortex responsible for receiving and interpreting sensory signals from the eyes.

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging procedure that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.