Exhibit 2-2: Examine the Following List of Research Titles, Then

question 35

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 2-2: Examine the following list of research titles, then determine whether the italicized part of each title is an independent variable, a dependent variable, or a variable but impossible to determine whether independent or dependent.
-Refer to Exhibit 2-2.The effect of social reinforcement on shaping children's judgments.

• A) an independent variable.
• B) a dependent variable.
• C) a variable but impossible to determine whether a or b.

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Definitions:

Pure Competition

A market structure in which a very large number of firms sells a standardized product, into which entry is very easy, in which the individual seller has no control over the product price, and in which there is no nonprice competition; a market characterized by a very large number of buyers and sellers.

Market Price

The current price at which a good or service can be bought or sold in the open market.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of a resource, such as labor or capital.

Resource Price

The cost of inputs used in the production of goods or services, such as labor, raw materials, and capital.