Which of the Following Was the First Federal Administrative Agency

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the first federal administrative agency created?

• A) The Interstate Commerce Commission
• B) The Securities and Exchange Commission
• C) The Internal Revenue Service
• D) The Social Security Administration
• E) The Food and Drug Administration

Understand the impact of evolutionary theory on psychology.

Appreciate the long-standing nature vs. nurture debate and its implications for psychology.

Understand the methodology and goals of psychology as a science.

Recognize the importance of behaviorism and its key proponents.

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Definitions:

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that can be changed and measured in an experiment to determine their effects.

Main Effect

In analysis of variance, when a factor or an independent variable has a significant effect upon the outcome variable.

ANOVA

Short for Analysis of Variance, a set of statistical techniques used to compare the means of three or more samples.

Factor

An element that contributes to a particular result or situation, often used as a variable in experiments and statistical analysis.