A person who acts like he or she is a participant in an experiment but who is really

assisting the researcher is called a(n)

a. detractor.
b. experimental decoy.
c. accomplice.
d. confederate.
e. pseudo-subject.


d. confederate.

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a. hospitalization of patients. b. formation of group homes. c. mental hygiene movement. d. development of the DSM.

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Demonstrating that scores from a new measurement procedure are related to scores from an established measure of the same construct is called convergent validity

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Throughout the night's sleep, periods of REM sleep occur about every _________ minutes

a. 30-60 b. 60-90 c. 90-120 d. 120-180

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The subscale of the WAIS that most substantially assesses rote memory is

A) arithmetic. B) similarities. C) digit span. D) vocabulary.

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