In Cognitive Psychology Experiments on Mental Imagery, What Is the Usual

question 85

Multiple Choice

In cognitive psychology experiments on mental imagery, what is the usual dependent variable?

• A) recordings on an EEG
• B) changes in heart rate
• C) reaction time
• D) eye movements

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Correlation

A numerical measure that denotes the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Linear Relationship

describes a direct proportionality between two variables, meaning as one variable increases or decreases, the other does so in a constant rate.

Interval Variables

Variables measured along a scale in which each point is placed at an exact distance from each other, like temperature in Celsius.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.