What We Can Say with Absolute Certainty About Serial Killers

question 30

Multiple Choice

What we can say with absolute certainty about serial killers?

• A)We cannot fit them into one single behavioral profile.
• B)With few exceptions, they all act alike.
• C)They all fit into one single behavioral profile.
• D)We can fit them into three behavioral profiles.

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Definitions:

Confounding Variables

Factors other than the independent variable that may cause a change in the dependent variable, potentially skewing results in an experiment.

Control Groups

In experiments, the groups that do not receive the experimental treatment and are used as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment.

Treatment Groups

In experimental research, groups of participants receiving the intervention or treatment being tested, as opposed to control groups which receive no treatment or a placebo.

Experimental Research

A research method that investigates causal relationships by manipulating one variable to see its effect on another, under controlled conditions.