You Have Just Graduated from College with a Bachelor's Degree

question 36

Multiple Choice

You have just graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in psychology.The focus of your academic research during this four-year degree was hypnosis.Besides a knowledge of hypnosis,what other skills have you developed?

• A)how to read primary research literature
• B)how to find information on your own
• C)how to write reports and speak in front of an audience
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the intervention being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the intervention.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated to determine its effects on a dependent variable in an experiment.

Experiment

Rigorously controlled, replicable procedure in which the researcher manipulates variables to assess the effect of one on the other.

Manipulation

The ability to handle objects with control and intention, often requiring fine motor skills.