A Researcher Is Interested in Interpersonal Attraction and the Factors

question 7

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in interpersonal attraction and the factors that affect it.She designs a study in which she looks at the effect of similarity and social warmth on interpersonal attraction.Participants in her study meet a target person who either is or is not similar to the participant (the similarity variable) and who is either friendly or aloof (the social warmth variable) .After interacting with the target person under these conditions,participants are then asked to rate how attractive they think the target person is.In this study,similarity and social warmth are the ________ variables and interpersonal attraction is the ________ variable.

• A) independent;dependent
• B) dependent;independent
• C) causal;control
• D) control;outcome

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Definitions:

Neuronal

Relating to neurons, which are the basic working units of the brain, responsible for receiving, processing, and transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells through electrical and chemical signals.

Myelinated Axons

Axons that are wrapped in a fatty sheath called myelin, which speeds up the transmission of electrical signals along the nerve cells.

Neural Impulses

Electrical signals transmitted along neurons, facilitating communication within the brain and nervous system.