Dr Ellis Performs an Experiment to Test the Hypothesis That

question 12

Multiple Choice

Dr. Ellis performs an experiment to test the hypothesis that alcohol consumption increases verbal aggression. However, the alcohol group contained mostly men, whereas the no-alcohol group contained mostly women. In this experiment, gender is a(n ) _________ variable.

• A)spurious
• B)confounding
• C)predictor
• D)independent

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Definitions:

Increasing Opportunity Cost

A scenario where choosing more of one option increasingly limits the ability to choose other options, demonstrating the trade-offs in resource allocation.

Straight Line

A direct path between two points in a plane or three-dimensional space, having no curvature.

Opportunity Costs

The expense of the best alternative given up to make a choice.

Factors Of Production

The resources used to produce goods and services. Labor and capital are examples of factors.