Experimenter bias

What will be an ideal response?


researcher's expectations that influence the outcome of a study

Psychology

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Regarding forgetting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. There is evidence that memories not retrieved and "used" or rehearsed become weaker over time. b. Research has shown that the disuse explanation provides the best explanation for forgetting in long-term memory. c. Redintegration, relearning, and priming can recover seemingly forgotten memories. d. Elderly persons often have vivid memories of trivial and long forgotten events from their past.

Psychology

Self-alienation stems from:

a. facing one's responsibilities in spite of societal pressure b. a nonavoidance of commitment to goals and responsibilities c. an acceptance of values that are at variance with one's being d. rejection of the moral values dictated by society

Psychology

Schemas and scripts are valuable memory tools because they

A) assist us in interpreting new situations. B) facilitate the encoding of information in memory. C) often oversimplify a complex reality. Incorrect. While this answer may be a somewhat true statement, it does not discuss the primary value of schemas and scripts. D) reduce the amount of information that must be stored in long-term memory.

Psychology

The most important development of adolescence is the ______

a. awakening of adult intelligence b. acceptance of adult responsibilities c. development of a capacity to reproduce d. changes in emotional awareness

Psychology