Participants in a study on how age affects reaction time were asked to press a button every time they heard a buzzer. A person standing at a podium in front of them triggered the buzzer by flipping a hidden switch
During the experiment the switch operator began to flinch slightly before the buzzer sounded. The results of this study would be confounded due to ___________
a) inferential bias.
b) experimenter bias.
c) selection bias.
d) control bias.
b
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A. They are mechanisms for maintaining balance in the body. B. They are incentives to behave in a particular manner. C. They are complex behaviors that are learned, or not automatic, and occur in all members of a species. D. They are complex behaviors that are automatic and unlearned and occur in all members of a species.
Why is the mortality rate for African American women in the United States so high, compared to other ethnicities?
What will be an ideal response?