Aya Is a Developmental Psychologist Who Is Interested in Studying

question 71

Multiple Choice

Aya is a developmental psychologist who is interested in studying children's acrophobia (i.e., fear of heights) . In her experimental study, she randomly assigns some infants to crawl to their mothers on the floor. Other infants must crawl across a glass table (allowing them to see how high they were off of the ground) to get to their mothers. In her study, who is in the control condition?

• A) participants who crawl on the floor
• B) participants who crawl on the glass table
• C) participants who show a fear of heights
• D) participants who do not show a fear of heights

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