Emily Does a Study to See If People Who Are

question 52

Multiple Choice

Emily does a study to see if people who are learning difficult tasks are hungrier than people who are learning easy tasks. She carefully develops one task that is easy and one that is difficult, controls the temperature and noise of the room for each group, and randomly assigns people to either the difficult or the easy group. She provides each group with ice cream and observes how many people eat it in each group. There is a confounding variable in her experiment. What is it?

• A)she shouldn't have controlled for noise and temperature
• B)some people might be offended that they got the easy group rather than the difficult group or vice versa
• C)she did not use deception
• D)she did not treat her subjects equally in all respects except for the variable that is of particular interest
• E)some people might not like or be able to eat ice cream

Understand strategies for managing organizational diversity effectively.

Recognize the concept and impact of stereotyping.

Define and understand ethnocentrism.

Define diversity and its importance in the organizational context.

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Definitions:

Phloem

A type of vascular tissue in plants responsible for transporting sugar, nutrients, and signals throughout the plant.

Transpiration

The process by which plants lose water vapor from their leaves and stems into the atmosphere, playing a critical role in plant and atmospheric water balance.

Sugar Deposition

The process by which sugar molecules are laid down or accumulated in certain tissues or organs, often referring to plant mechanisms for storing energy.

Immature Fruits

Immature fruits are those that have been harvested before reaching full growth and development, often resulting in less sweetness and a firmer texture.