Heiman found a high correlation between self-reports and physiological measures of arousal in women when

A. women had been told to pay attention to their arousal.
B. women were informed of the experimental value of the study.
C. women engaged in sexual intercourse in the laboratory.
D. women masturbated in the laboratory.


Answer: A

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What will be an ideal response?

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A group of researchers want to study the effects of alcohol on sexual behavior in mice. They inject 50 mice with an alcohol solution and inject 50 other mice with a harmless saline solution, after which they observe their mating behavior. In this example, which of the following is the dependent variable?

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