In an Experiment,a Researcher Manipulates One Variable to See How

question 56

Multiple Choice

In an experiment,a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The manipulated variable is called the:

• A)dependent variable.
• B)experimental variable.
• C)independent variable.
• D)placebo.

Understand the legal frameworks governing employee rights and employer responsibilities.

Recognize the significance of legislative measures such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and workers' compensation laws.

Distinguish between different types of employment discrimination and harassment.

Understand concepts related to employment law such as employment at will and vicarious liability.

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Definitions:

Individual Therapy

A form of psychotherapy where one client works one-on-one with a trained therapist in a safe and confidential environment.

Psychotherapy

A therapeutic process, often called "talk therapy", used to treat mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health provider.

Personality

The reasonably stable patterns of emotions, motives, and behavior that distinguish one person from another.

Learning

(1) According to behaviorists, a relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience; (2) according to cognitive theorists, the process by which organisms make relatively permanent changes in the way they represent the environment because of experience.