Desrumaux and Colleagues Conducted a Study to Determine How Evaluating

question 37

Multiple Choice

Desrumaux and colleagues conducted a study to determine how evaluating a job applicant varies by the applicant's gender and physical appearance.The first independent variable was the applicant's gender and the second independent variable was physical appearance.When the researchers look for a main effect of B, which independent variable will be examined?

• A)gender
• B)physical appearance
• C)A and B
• D)None of the above

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Definitions:

Fluid Intelligence

The capacity to solve novel problems, think quickly, and use abstract reasoning, distinct from learned knowledge.

Analytic Intelligence

The ability to analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast; it is one of the three types of intelligence proposed by Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.

Reason

The mental capacity for processing information, making judgments, and solving problems; often regarded as a fundamental aspect of human cognition.

Aging

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