Controlling for a variable

practice could raise performances in working memory and GRE reading examination. A minor causal claim mentioned in the article was the reduction of interrupted thoughts after the mindfulness practice. So there were four variables of interest here, including a manipulated variable which was the method of training…

felt unsure to continue the experiment by telling him, he must go on. This continued until the participant refused to continue or until all the levels on the shock generator were completed. The independent variable was the procedure each participant went through. Then, the dependent variable was whether the participant obeyed and finished all the voltage levels or not. The major findings of this experiment were the level of obedience that humans retain and the ability of someone in a higher…

Participative leadership is a type of leadership where decisions are shared and others are allowed to have a say. The leader allows employees and other stakeholders to share in how tasks are completed and how changes are implemented. Participative leadership involves “consultation” and power is decentralized (Yukl, 2013 p.106). This is a democratic way of decision making and increasing employee participation (Yukl, 2013). Abraham Lincoln used this type of leadership because he persuaded others…

A/TYPES OF RISKS LIQUIDITY RISK: Liquidity risk for banks mainly manifests on account of the following: Market liquidity risk: The risk that a bank cannot easily offset or eliminate a position at the prevailing market price because of inadequate market depth or market disruption. Though the importance of liquidity risk is well recognized, it eludes a comprehensive definition. The term liquidity is used across the mar-ket for different purposes, which means that Liquidity Risk itself is defined…

follows: Direct materials: $195 Direct labor: $126 Variable factory overhead: $51 Total fixed costs for the period are $456,840. The contribution margin per desk is _____. a. $195 b. $108 c. $51 d. $126 Objective: Explain the components of cost–volume–profit analysis. 20. If the sales price per unit is $100, the total fixed costs are $75,000, and the break-even volume in dollar sales is $250,000, the variable cost per unit is _____. a. $70 b. $100 c.…

had normal or corrected vision. Design This experiment follows a within subject design as all subjects were exposed to both conditions. All subjects at one point were both the participant and experimenter for the two conditions. The independent variable for this experiment is the…

by retracing a new facilities. Greenfield mode is like to be chosen when the production process is labor intensifier. 2: Acquisition mode comprises of using the firms fund to purchase an already subsisting operations. This is done by gaining the controlling equity share in a company which antecedently possess operations. Acquisitions mode is likely be chosen when a acquired company is capital intensifier. 3: Joint venture comprises of combining assets in a common and a separate origination by…

There are many reasons that could explain underdevelopment in Sierra Leone, and for that matter in many African countries with shared experiences and similar backgrounds. The eleven-year civil conflict in Sierra Leone resulted in a large scale devastation of the economy, and of basically everything else in the country. The conflict has been perceived as the most important cause of poverty and underdevelopment in the country today. However, a civil conflict doesn’t just simply boil up out of…

In the article, “Aggression in Nightmares and Unpleasant Dreams and in People Reporting Recurrent Nightmares”, the authors, Patrick McNamara, April Minsky, Victoria Pae, Erica Harris, Edward Pace-Schott, and Sanford Auerbach, talked about a study preformed in order to test the hypothesis that aggression levels would vary significantly with content of nightmares and unpleasant dreams. They used unique data sets from Dream Board and Survey Monkey, asking participants to report reoccurring…

reduces the ability of the host economy to take advantage of the potential spillover effects of FDI. This suggests an inevitable roles institutions or intermediaries play to lure foreign capital flows and for that matter economic growth as Shaw (1973) recognized the importance of institutions in enhancing capital accumulation and economic growth. Taking cues from Alfaro, et al (2004) and Shaw’s (1973) emphasis on the role of institutions in the growth literature, the general assertion remains…