Derrill Is Worried That Variables Such as Age,gender,personality Characteristics,and Education

question 10

Multiple Choice

Derrill is worried that variables such as age,gender,personality characteristics,and education level might confound the results of his experiment,which is designed to test the effects of mood on reaction time.Derrill should use ____ assignment to experimental groups to distribute the impact of these ____ variables.

• A) random; representative
• B) representative; random
• C) representative; representative
• D) random; random

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Definitions:

Impulses

Rapid, often subconscious, responses to internal or external stimuli.

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

Interpretation

The process of explaining or understanding the meaning of something, such as a text, phenomenon, or event.

Stressful Events

Incidents or circumstances that cause significant strain or tension, impacting an individual's physical or psychological well-being.