In a research study, it is often required to determine the possible impact of one or more independent variables on a dependent variable. To maintain the validity of the results, scientists keep certain variables in check, known as the control variables, ensuring they do not influence the study ...
This new approach, called The Test for the Controlled Variable, can be applied to the study of all aspects of behavior, from motor control to cognitive neuroscience to counseling and clinical psychology. 展开 关键词: perceptual control theory unifying psychology theory of psychology perception-action...
A control variable is anything that is held constant or limited in a research study. It’s a variable that is not of interest to the study’s objectives, but is controlled because it could influence the outcomes. Variables may be controlled directly by holding them constant throughout a ...
The variable nature of cognitive control: a dual mechanisms framework Todd S.Braver, inTrends in Cognitive Sciences, 2012 Underproactive control, goal representations are triggered in advance of their implementation, and maintained continuously during periods in which they are required, thus optimizing ...
Although conduct problems were concurrently associated with maternal psychological control, and fear of negative evaluation predicted change in both forms of peer victimization, neither variable mediated the maternal psychological control-peer victimization associations. RESULTS were generally consistent across ...
Also, this study examined whether self-efficacy and LOC are predictors of the duration of exercise, and if they better predict duration of exercise in the past two weeks when combined, than each variable independently. Thirty males and 91 females ages 21 to 81 years old ( = 44.85; = 16.36...
- 《Journal of Personality & Social Psychology》 被引量: 120发表: 1986年 Control expectancies as predictors of psychotherapy outcome: A systematic review Methods The PsychInfo and PubMed databases were searched with the keywords ‘expectancies’, ‘expectations’, ‘locus of control’, and ‘role ...
Locus of control is a variable of high interest in the assessment and behavior of the elderly in long-term care (LTC) facilities. This study uses a situati... L Hyer,MA Matteson,IC Siegler - 《Journal of Applied Gerontology》 被引量: 6发表: 1982年 The weight of overweight. Differences...
influence between self-control and the honest beha- vior from a variety perspective of the theory of self-control, but it does not indicate the specific mechanisms of the influence, and it lacks consideration of the role of neural mechanisms and re- sources which is the manipulated variable. ...
Estimating the prevalence and impact of antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in 2 European countries: a cross-sectional patient survey Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of antidepressant treatment, but recognition of the problem is variable. The aim of this study was to estimate t... ...