While Conducting Research on Intelligence the Experimenters Were Very Careful

question 122

Multiple Choice

While conducting research on intelligence the experimenters were very careful to control for unwanted variability in such factors as age, gender, ethnic background, and socioeconomic status. They did this in order to avoid or minimize the influence of:

• A)extraneous or confounding variables.
• B)dependent or outcome variables.
• C)demand characteristics.
• D)practice effects.

Identify signs and preventions of elder abuse.

Understand the relationship between age and behavioral tendencies such as compulsive hoarding.

Recognize the social and psychological impacts of retirement, especially related to social isolation.

Understand how socio-economic status (SES) affects health and aging.

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Definitions:

Normal Profit

The minimum level of profit needed for a company to remain competitive in the market, factoring in the cost of opportunity.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production and costs are variable, and firms in a competitive market make just enough profit to cover their costs.

Marginal Cost

The increase or decrease in the total cost incurred from producing one additional unit of a good or service.