Wally Wants to See If Room Temperature Affects Happiness

question 211

Multiple Choice

Wally wants to see if room temperature affects happiness.He invites participants to the laboratory,where half are seated for 20 minutes in a booth held at a constant 68 degrees,and the other half are seated in an identical booth for 20 minutes at a constant 88 degrees.Wally then asks members of each group to rate their level of happiness.What is the independent variable in this experiment?

• A)the number of participants
• B)the elapsed time
• C)the temperature of the booths
• D)the rating of happiness

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Definitions:

Confrontation

A direct engagement or encounter between parties with conflicting views or goals, often aiming to resolve disagreement.

Aggression

Behavior aimed at causing harm, pain, or distress to another, either physically or psychologically, often motivated by hostility.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, thereby blocking external events from awareness.

Rationalization

A psychological strategy where debatable actions or emotions are rationalized in an apparent logical way to evade the actual reason behind them.