A researcher is interested in performing an experiment to determine whether listening to classical music while taking a quiz helps students do better. The researcher has two
comparable classrooms with one classroom of students taking a quiz while listening to
classical music and the other taking the same quiz without listening to classical music.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
a. Different classrooms
b. Listening to classical music
c. Taking a quiz
d. How students do on the quiz

Which of these is a fact about performance enhancing drugs? a. steroids lack addictive properties. b. steroids use can cause dangerous side effects. c. it is safe to use steroids when working out. d. a person can get in legal trouble for using steroids.

You are assessing an 86-year-old postoperative patient who has an unexpressive, stoic demeanor. when you enter the room, the patient is curled into the fetal position and your assessment reveals that his vital signs are elevated and he is diaphoretic. you ask the patient what his pain level is on a 0-to-10 scale that you explained to the patient prior to surgery. the patient indicates a pain level of “three or so.” you review your pain-management orders and find that all medications are ordered prn. how would you treat this patient's pain?

Which learning theory is based on associative learning? a. cognitivism b. constructivism c. behaviorism d. transformative