Harley was participating in an experiment in which she was given a pill that was supposed to cause her to get drowsy. Five minutes after taking the pill, Harley reported that she felt drowsy and wanted to lie down. The pill was actually made of sugar and had no ingredients to cause drowsiness. How do you explain Harley's drowsy feeling?
A. experimenter effect
B. placebo effect
C. subject bias
D. treatment effect
Answer: B
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a. teaching. b. prompting. c. motivating. d. reducing anxiety.
During an extinction burst, novel behaviors or emotional behaviors may occur
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) your results were statistically significant B) your results were not statistically significant C) you would be allowed to conduct a follow-up test on your results D) you would be allowed to reduce your alpha level to avoid a Type I error