Introduction an Experimenter Manipulates the ____ in an Experiment to Assess

question 16

Multiple Choice

Introduction An experimenter manipulates the ____ in an experiment to assess its effect on behavior.

• A)confounding variable
• B)dependent variable
• C)extraneous variable
• D)independent variable

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Definitions:

Spotlight Effect

The cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate how much others notice their appearance, behaviors, or mistakes.

The Big Five

A model describing five broad personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Personality Traits

Enduring characteristics or behaviors that define an individual's patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.

Humanistic Psychology

A psychological perspective emphasizing the study of the whole person, considering individual uniqueness, positive growth, and potential.