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A researcher wonders whether cleanliness encourages morality. She has
participants unscramble either neutral words (e.g., "push") or words
related to cleanliness (e.g., "wash). She then has them read stories about
people behaving with questionable morality (e.g., using an American flag
to clean up a spill). They rate how acceptable these behaviors are on a
scale from "perfectly OK" to "extremely wrong."
Transcribed Image Text:A researcher wonders whether cleanliness encourages morality. She has participants unscramble either neutral words (e.g., "push") or words related to cleanliness (e.g., "wash). She then has them read stories about people behaving with questionable morality (e.g., using an American flag to clean up a spill). They rate how acceptable these behaviors are on a scale from "perfectly OK" to "extremely wrong."
VARIABLE?
O type of story
O morality
O acceptability ratings
O type of word
O cleanliness
what is the OPERATIONAL DEPENDENT
Transcribed Image Text:VARIABLE? O type of story O morality O acceptability ratings O type of word O cleanliness what is the OPERATIONAL DEPENDENT
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Anything that varies is usually referred to as variables as per common language.  In the field of psychology, variables may refer to a specific characteristic of a person like personality type, level of intelligence, behaviors like aggression, emotions like happiness, etc. Psychologists use various types of variables like independent, dependent, and control various variables which are extraneous in their study.

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