According to the principle of connectivity, scientific ideas [blank].

The nursing supervisor was shocked to witness a nursing assistant fail to show sensitivity when providing care to a resident. Which action should the supervisor investigate further?

Two fundamental characteristics of the scientific attitude are [blank].

The construct problem refers to the idea that [blank].

A local community college is developing a nursing assistant program. Which factor should the school include to meet federal guidelines?

[blank] refers to the accuracy with which an operational definition reflects the construct it is supposed to measure.

To study the effects of humor in an online psychology course, researchers include humorous videos in one section of the course, more serious videos in another, and a mix of video types in a third. The researchers find that students’ course ratings were highest when the course included a mix of video types. In this example, the students’ course ratings were the [blank] variable.

To study the educational benefits of showing YouTube videos to students in face-to-face classes, an instructor shows YouTube videos in his afternoon class, but not his morning class, and then compares the final exam scores of his classes. In this example, the time of day the class meets is a(n) [blank] variable.

According to the principle of convergence, scientific ideas [blank].

To study the effects of loud noise on worker productivity, Dr. McDuffee had one group of research participants work in a noisy room and a second group work in a quiet room. Those who worked in the noisy room were in the [blank] group.