To study the effect of subliminal advertising on consumer behavior, participants were randomly assigned to either watch a movie with or without subliminal advertising. The group of participants that saw the movie without the ads is called ________________
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Answer: the control group
Rationale: A control group is the group that does not receive the treatment and therefore serves as a comparison for the experimental group(s).
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The concept of karma:
a. may be seen as a deterministic view of human nature by Buddhists. b. emphasizes free choice and action. c. encourages an active, rebellious personality type. d. has shaped the beliefs of many Islamic communities.
Greg has always wanted to try out for the school play, but has never dared to do it. Now at age 14, he has decided to try. He is actually looking forward to the thrill of being on stage in front of a live audience. In terms of the dual systems model, Greg is engaged in
a. artistic expression. b. negative risk-taking. c. positive risk taking d. strong executive control by the prefrontal cortex.
Lesions of the dorsomedial striatum may cause rats to
a. be unresponsive to reinforcer devaluation. b. be responsive to reinforcer devaluation despite extended training. c. confuse one discriminative stimulus with another. d. ignore the presence of a discriminative stimulus