Discuss the problem of experimenter bias, and the steps that can be taken to avoid this.

What will be an ideal response?


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Psychology

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a. Try to hand him a large object that will make his arms open towards her in the same motion as a bear hug. b. Try to hand him something that he will have to push away, thus bringing his hands closer to her. c. Ask him to go get her a drink and then act delighted when he does. d. Leave to go get herself a drink so that he will miss her.

Psychology

Kim married 2 years ago and just had her first baby. Research indicates that she will be MOST happy in her marriage:

A) working memory B) episodic memory C) retrieval versus recognition D) semantic memory

Psychology

Discuss performance appraisal instruments, give examples of four types of rating scales, and describe three types of rating errors.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Bob is an assembly line worker and knows his foreman always checks his work at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Consequently, he only works hard from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. and from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. He is on what kind of reinforcement schedule?

a. fixed interval c. fixed-ratio b. variable interval d. variable-ratio

Psychology