Which of the following refers to an artifact that occurs when participants' expectations about what effect an experimental manipulation is supposed to have influences the dependent measure independently of the actual effect of the manipulation?
a. Experimental impact
b. Experimental realism
c. Placebo effect
d. Attrition
c
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a. The periphery b. The fovea c. The area surrounding the blind spot d. All areas have equally good color vision
The endowment effect refers to the tendency for people ____
a. to regard items that they own as more valuable and desirable than they really are b. to regard "natural talents" more positively than skills and traits that one has worked hard to acquire c. to regard skills and traits that one has worked hard to acquire more positively than "natural talents" d. to believe that most major skills and traits (e.g., intelligence, athleticism, humor) are fixed at birth and cannot be acquired through hard work
Performance goals emphasize proving one's ability versus improving one's ability
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A trance-like state characterized by suggestibility is termed:
A) amnesia. B) neurosis. C) hysteria. D) hypnosis.