The _____ Is the Potential Outcome Variable in a Nonexperimental

question 78

Multiple Choice

The _____ is the potential outcome variable in a nonexperimental design.

• A) predictor variable
• B) criterion variable
• C) independent variable
• D) dependent variable

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Definitions:

Rubber-Hand Illusion

A psychological experiment that creates the illusion that a rubber hand is part of the participant's body, demonstrating the brain's integration of tactile and visual inputs.

Kinesthesis

Kinesthesis, or kinesthesia, is the sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints, enabling our bodies to move freely and with coordination.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that starts with a higher-level understanding or expectation to interpret lower-level information in perception or cognition.

Gate-Control Theory

The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain. The “gate” is opened by the activity of pain signals traveling up small nerve fibers and is closed by activity in larger fibers or by information coming from the brain.