A Researcher Tells a Group of Participants That as Part

question 150

Multiple Choice

A researcher tells a group of participants that as part of his experiment they are going to receive "painful" electrical shocks.He tells a second group that they will receive electric shocks,but that the shocks will only produce a "mild tickling" sensation.He asks participants in both groups whether they prefer to wait alone or with others while he sets up the shock machinery.In this experiment,what is the dependent variable?

• A) painful shocks
• B) mild shocks
• C) participants' answers to the question
• D) the shock machinery

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Definitions:

Labor

The effort exerted by humans, encompassing both mental and physical activities, to create goods and services.

Machines

are mechanical or electronic devices that perform tasks, either automatically or with human input.

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Production Function

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