harunatsuaki
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CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH THE FOLLOWING QUESTION???
In an experiment examining the effects of humor on memory, Schmidt (1994) showed participants a list of sentences, half of which were humorous and half were nonhumorous. The participants consistently recalled more of the humorous sentences than the nonhumorous sentences.
(a) Identify the independent variable for this study.
number of sentences recalled
number of sentences shown
humorous versus nonhumorous
memory capacity
(b) What scale of measurement is used for the independent variable?
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
(c) Identify the dependent variable for this study.
number of sentences recalled
number of sentences shown
humorous versus nonhumorous
memory capacity
(d) What scale of measurement is used for the dependent variable?
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
In an experiment examining the effects of humor on memory, Schmidt (1994) showed participants a list of sentences, half of which were humorous and half were nonhumorous. The participants consistently recalled more of the humorous sentences than the nonhumorous sentences.
(a) Identify the independent variable for this study.
number of sentences recalled
number of sentences shown
humorous versus nonhumorous
memory capacity
(b) What scale of measurement is used for the independent variable?
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
(c) Identify the dependent variable for this study.
number of sentences recalled
number of sentences shown
humorous versus nonhumorous
memory capacity
(d) What scale of measurement is used for the dependent variable?
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio