Professor Carana is conducting an experiment, but he is worried that subjects might start to second-guess the purpose of the study when they enter his laboratory and see all of his intimidating, technological equipment
It appears that Professor Carana is concerned about the influence of
a. balancing.
b. demand characteristics.
c. social desirability biases.
d. randomization.
b
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a. axon terminal b. dendrites c. receptor sites d. synapse
How are magnetic and electrical force fields related to Gestalt psychology?
a. Gestalt psychologists hoped to find patterns similar to force fields in the brain. b. Gestalt psychologists believed that all objects had perceptual fields similar to force fields. c. Gestalt psychologists used magnets in many of their experiments. d. Gestalt psychologists believed that perceptual organization occurred as a result of forces similar to magnetism and electricity.
Baby Sally's mother is dropping her off at preschool for the first time, and Sally's behavior changes from that of a calm, happy baby, to that of a crying, cranky youngster who will not let go of her mother. Baby Sally is likely demonstrating __________
a) nonverbal encoding b) stranger anxiety c) separation anxiety d) nonverbal decoding
Curio (1988) conducted research on observational conditioning with blackbird subjects. What was the US in these experiments?
a. A stuffed owl b. A non-predatory bird called a honeyeater c. A mobbing cry d. Electric shock