Provide an Appropriate Response

question 63

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-At a school there are two different math classes of the same age. The two classes have different teachers. The school principal is interested in gauging the effectiveness of two different teaching methods and asks each teacher to try one of the methods. At the end of the semester both classes are given the same test and the results are compared. In this experiment, what is the variable of interest? Give some examples of variables which could be confounding variables.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

Either the theory or the treatment of abnormal mental functioning that emphasizes unconscious psychological forces as the cause of psychopathology.

Bilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy

A form of electroconvulsive therapy in which electric currents are passed through the brain bilaterally (through both hemispheres) to induce a brief seizure, with the purpose of treating severe mental illnesses.

Electrical Current

The flow of electric charge, typically measured in amperes, through a conductor or medium.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

A medical treatment most commonly used for severe major depression which involves brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.