Because Dr. Frederickson's students are aware of the purposes of a study, they may see and record what they expect to see rather than what the participants actually do. This is known as

A) event influence.
B) observer bias.
C) a cohort effect.
D) internal validity.


B

Psychology

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Harold suffers from schizophrenia and has hallucinations and delusions. Harold does not have any intellectual impairment. Harold could be described as having:

a. Type I schizophrenia c. Type III schizophrenia b. Type II schizophrenia d. unipolar schizophrenia

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

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a. provide fewer details in their accounts. b. provide exact details in their accounts. c. provide more details in their accounts. d. resort to confabulation.

Psychology