In an Experiment to Test the Effects of Anxiety on Performance,the

question 25

Multiple Choice

In an experiment to test the effects of anxiety on performance,the dependent variable is the __________.

• A)amount of anxiety
• B)age of the person
• C)person's performance
• D)cause of the anxiety

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Definitions:

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, guiding behavior by incorporating societal and parental standards.

Personality Structure

The organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive, encompassing traits, temperament, and character.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.