When aspects of a setting cause participants to behave the way they think an observer wants them to behave, the problem of _____ is present.
A) demand characteristics
B) complexity
C) validity
D) variability
A) demand characteristics
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Rob has taught his dog to roll over on command by rewarding the dog with food whenever she exhibits the appropriate action. Rob's approach to teaching his dog tricks is similar to which psychological perspective?
A. biological B. behavioral C. cognitive D. psychoanalytic
What is one advantage of the neuropsychology approach to studying visual imagery?
a. Demand characteristics are not likely to influence the results. b. The stimuli can be manipulated much more precisely. c. Ethical considerations are substantially less worrisome. d. People are much more cooperative in trying to confirm the experimental hypotheses.
Jon believes that exercise is a cause of higher levels of life satisfaction. If Jon plans to study this hypothesis experimentally, his independent variable would be the ____.?
a. ?amount of exercise his participants receive b. ?level of life satisfaction before the exercise c. ?level of life satisfaction after the exercise d. ?physical health of his participants
Chiropractic medicine:
a. enhances the flow of qi in the body b. small, highly diluted quantities of medicinal substances are given to cure symptoms c. uses laying on of hands, the healing force of the provider affects the patient's recovery d. focuses on the relationship between body structure and function, and uses manipulative therapy as an integral treatment tool