In drug studies that use placebo control groups, researchers often keep the administration of the actual treatment hidden from both the experimenter and the subject. This control strategy is referred to as a
a. Hawthorne effect.
b. double-blind procedure.
c. factorial design.
d. multiple regression technique.
b
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Tally just heard that her neighbor, Rupert, was involved in an automobile accident. If Tally concludes that Rupert's reckless driving habits caused the accident, she has
a. made an internal attribution. b. made a self-serving attribution. c. made an external attribution. d. been influenced by an illusory correlation.
Victims of rape generally experience feelings of anxiety and helplessness within a few weeks of the experience of rape. This kind of anxiety response is diagnosed as
a. acute stress disorder. c. generalized anxiety. b. post-traumatic stress disorder. d. conversion disorder.
Erikson's theory:
a. is not very comprehensive b. is not very precise c. has little heuristic value d. has no applied value