The placebo effect means __________.
A. all conditions in an experiment are the same
B. that there is no control group
C. the expectations of the participants influence their behavior
D. experimenter bias causes the subjects to act strangely
Answer: C
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What will be an ideal response?
Compared to the Rorschach, the TAT is
a. more structured and more ambiguous. b. more structured and less ambiguous. c. less structured and more ambiguous. d. less structured and less ambiguous.
To prevent ethical abuse in psychology research,
a. psychologists have begun to use only computer models for research rather than human or animal subjects. b. psychologists use only animal subjects in research. c. role-play experiments have taken the place of those experiments requiring deception. d. psychology departments have ethics committees to act as watchdogs.
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