Suppose You Want to Find Out If Using Smart Glasses

question 397

Multiple Choice

Suppose you want to find out if using smart glasses while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident. Using smart glasses would be the __________variable.

• A)independent
• B)control
• C)extraneous
• D)dependent

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

The tendency for an animal's learned behavior to revert to its innate patterns.

Reflex Response

An automatic, involuntary reaction to a specific stimulus without conscious control, such as blinking in response to a puff of air.

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process in which two stimuli are paired repeatedly, causing a response that initially comes from the second stimulus to eventually come from the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.