You Start Your Day by Stopping in at the Local

question 22

Multiple Choice

You start your day by stopping in at the local coffee shop to get your morning cup of coffee on your way to work. One day you think to yourself, "Why do I go to the same coffee shop every morning? Oh, I must go to this coffee shop because I like the the coffee." This is an example of:

• A) self-discrepancy theory.
• B) self-perception theory.
• C) social identity theory.
• D) social comparison theory.

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Definitions:

Factorial Designs

Experimental setups that allow researchers to examine the effects of two or more factors by changing them simultaneously and observing the results.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or changed to observe their effects on dependent variables.

Single-Factor Designs

Experimental designs that involve only one independent variable to investigate its effect on a dependent variable.