In a Study on Alcohol and Aggressive Behavior, Subjects Are

question 184

Multiple Choice

In a study on alcohol and aggressive behavior, subjects are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group receives real alcohol while the other group receives tonic water
Which tastes identical to real alcohol. In this way, neither group of subjects knows who
Got the real alcohol. In this study, the nonalcoholic tonic water serves as a(n) ______.

• A) selection factor
• B) dependent variable
• C) independent variable
• D) placebo

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Definitions:

Family Obligations

Duties or responsibilities that individuals have towards their family members, often culturally or socially defined.

Manifest Content

In psychoanalytic theory, the remembered story line of a dream as opposed to the hidden meaning or latent content.

Night Terrors

A sleep disorder causing feelings of terror or dread, typically occurring during the first hours of stage 3-4 non-REM sleep, leading to gasping, screaming, or confusion upon waking.

Nightmares

Disturbing dreams that cause the dreamer to wake up feeling anxious or frightened.