Consider the five major perspectives described in chapter 1 about why people behave and think the way they do. (These are the same 5 you described in the previous matching question). Which perspective do you think offers the best explanation of why people behave and think the way they do? Give at least two reasons to support your answer.
Read DetailsConsider the following research study: Dr. Hernandez is conducting a research study to see if communication skills training will improve marital satisfaction. He recruits 50 married couples to participate in his study. First, he gives them a survey to test how happy they are in their marriage. Then, he randomly assigns half of the couples to participate in a 2-hour training on communication skills. The remaining couples receive no training. Three months later, he gives all couples the same survey to test how happy they are in their marriage. He notices that couples who participated in the 2-hour training on communication skills rate their marriage satisfaction higher than couples who did not participate in the training. Thus, he concludes that participation in the 2-hour training on communication skills improves marital satisfaction. What is the independent variable of this study?
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