Greitemeyer and His Colleagues Have Conducted a Number of Studies

question 188

Multiple Choice

Greitemeyer and his colleagues have conducted a number of studies to examine the effects of video games on helping. They have some participants play a prosocial video game and others play a neutral video game. The dependent variable of this research is the __________.

• A) degree of helping
• B) type of video game
• C) participants
• D) temperature of the room where they play the game

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Definitions:

Social-Cognitive-Behavior View

A perspective that understanding and changing behavior involved considering social influences, thought processes, and reinforcement history.

Interactive-Phenomenological Perspective

An approach that focuses on understanding human behavior by considering both individual subjective experiences and their interactions with the external world.

Meditation

A practice of focused concentration, often used for relaxation, stress reduction, and spiritual growth.

Stage 1 Sleep

The initial stage of the sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep where one can be easily awakened and may experience sudden muscle contractions known as hypnic jerks.