DrG Is Conducting a Study to See Whether People Can

question 48

Multiple Choice

Dr.G is conducting a study to see whether people can be made to think of themselves in independent versus interdependent ways.Using college students from two different cultures as participants, she had people think about how they are similar to family and friends or how they are different from them.Dr.G then measured how much they believe in traditional Chinese values.This study employs a ________ manipulation, and the way people are made to think about themselves is classified as a(n) ________ variable.

• A) between-groups; independent
• B) between-groups; dependent
• C) within-groups; independent
• D) within-groups; dependent
• E) within-groups; measured

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Definitions:

Electrolytes

Minerals in body fluids that carry an electric charge, important for hydration, blood pH, and nerve and muscle function.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands that regulate physiological and behavioral activities.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood in which blood cells are suspended, consisting mostly of water, proteins, electrolytes, hormones, and nutrients.

A Antigens

Substances found on the surface of red blood cells that determine the A blood type in the ABO blood group system.