In a Study That Is Described in the Textbook,researchers Recruited

question 22

Multiple Choice

In a study that is described in the textbook,researchers recruited 15 participants who were currently experiencing depression and 45 control participants with no history of depression.Participants wore a device that allowed researchers to monitor eye movements.What was discovered when photographs representing different emotions were displayed?

• A)participants who were currently depressed spent more time looking at sad photos and less time looking at positive photos.
• B)participants who had recovered from depression had particular difficulty looking at sad photos,preferring the positive ones.
• C)participants who had no history of depression had particular difficulty looking at happy photos.
• D)participants who were currently depressed had particular difficulty looking at sad photos,preferring the positive ones.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study that is expected to change in response to changes in the predictor variables.

Independent Variable

In experimental and observational studies, it's the variable that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Standard Error of the Estimate

A measure that indicates the accuracy with which a regression line represents the data points.

Simple Linear Regression

An analytical technique that fits a linear equation to data points to model how a dependent variable changes with one independent variable.