______ Refers to a Linkage Between an Independent Variable and a Dependent

question 15

Multiple Choice

______ refers to a linkage between an independent variable and a dependent variable.

• A) Qualitative
• B) Artifact
• C) Association
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Formal Operational Thought

The final stage of cognitive development (according to Piaget), characterized by the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Imaginary Audience

A psychological concept where an individual imagines and believes that multitudes of people are enthusiastically listening to or watching them.

Invincibility Fable

A cognitive bias often found in adolescents, believing themselves to be immune to common dangers.

Distribution

In statistics, the way in which data points are spread out across the scale of measurement.