Professor Chapin is conducting research on the relationship between headache medication and the amount of pain reduction that is experienced by his participants. He expects that the medication will be very effective, and lo and behold he finds that it is a highly effective drug! Which of the following might have been a problem for Professor Chapin's experiment?
A. random assignment
B. demand characteristics
C. the self-fulfilling prophecy
D. experimenter bias
Answer: D
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A. Learned helplessness B. Automatic thinking C. The attribution model of depression D. The cognitive triad
The overweight or preobese BMI category range is
a. Less than 18.5 b. 18.5-24.9 c. 25-29.9 d. 30-34.9 e. Differs between males and females
An _____ helps to determine whether participants are _____ or _____
a. IRB; debriefed; not b. IRB; at risk; at minimal risk c. informed consent; debriefed; not d. informed consent; at risk; at minimal risk
People who are anxious and moody are high in the personality dimension of ______
Fill in the blank with correct word