A Psychologist Is Conducting a Study on the Effect of Intergenerational

question 60

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is conducting a study on the effect of intergenerational contact on happiness ratings, focusing on how such contact can be beneficial to older adults. In one condition, she pairs an older adult with a young child and in the other she pairs two older adults with each other. Both sets of pairs meet for 30 minutes at a time. In this study, the dependent variable is the:

• A) pairings of young with old vs. old with old.
• B) happiness ratings of the older adults.
• C) length of time spent in contact.
• D) number of words each pair exchanges while they meet.

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