If You Run a Refrigerator in a Closed Room with the Refrigerator

question 59

Multiple Choice

If you run a refrigerator in a closed room with the refrigerator door open, the room temperature will

• A) decrease.
• B) increase.
• C) remain unchanged.

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Definitions:

Psychology Class

An academic course focusing on the study of the mind and behavior, covering topics from mental functions to social interactions.

Observational Study

A study in which the investigator does not manipulate variables but rather observes and measures variables without intervention to find relationships.

Double-Blind Experiment

A study in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, used to eliminate bias.

Confounded

A situation in statistical analysis where the effect of one variable on an outcome cannot be separated from the effect of another variable, potentially leading to misleading conclusions.