Professor Johns is performing an experiment to test hypnosis as a treatment for smoking. He is trying to decide which type of experimental design will be appropriate for the study. Which would you suggest?
a. He should use a non-experimental design
b. He should use a within-subjects design
c. He should use a between-subjects design, so that each subject can act as their own control
d. He should use a between-subjects design because of carryover effects
d
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a. receptors b. geniculate cells c. amacrine cells d. optic nerves
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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