Juan Is Interested in His Peers' Responses in Reaction to Spiders

question 118

Multiple Choice

Juan is interested in his peers' responses in reaction to spiders. He designs an experimental paradigm where he has fake spiders and real spiders and then monitors his peers' fear responses. Based on Juan's design which variable is the dependent variable (DV) ?

• A) fear responses
• B) type of spider
• C) diagnosis of arachnophobia
• D) age of peers

Identify key theoretical approaches to social change, including Marxism, functionalism, conflict theory, and evolutionary theory.

Recognize the global trends and sociological approaches to understanding social change.

Grasp the life cycle stages of social change and the theories explaining societal evolution.

Understand the role and impact of social movements, collective behavior, and the conditions necessary for social change.

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