Your Text Reports an Investigation by Eisenberger Et Al

question 72

Multiple Choice

Your text reports an investigation by Eisenberger et al. (2009) in which participants' brains were imaged while they played a computer game. fMRI scans were taken during three game conditions: a spectator condition, an inclusion condition, and an exclusion condition. Which alternative correctly names and identifies the variables in this study

• A)predictor variable - brain activity; outcome variable - game condition
• B)experimental variable - game condition; control variable - brain activity
• C)experimental variable - brain activity; control variable - game condition
• D)independent variable - game condition; dependent variable - brain activity

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.