Which technique is good to use to avoid the problem of demand characteristics in an experiment?
A) revealing the expected results to the participants before starting the experiment
B) gathering scientific information by observing people without their knowledge
C) clearly explaining the true purpose of the experiment to the participants
D) asking the participants to respond to questionnaires in front of a selected sample of people
B) gathering scientific information by observing people without their knowledge
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a. present; arrange; decrease b. remove; arrange; increase c. present; eliminate; decrease d. remove; eliminate; increase
Behaviorists consider homosexuality a learned behavior, brought about by ____
a. playing and interacting in predominantly same-sex groupings b. the reinforcement of homosexual behaviors or the punishing of heterosexual behavior c. genetics d. unresolved Oedipal complex
The nervous system is defined as
a. a complex network of cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body. b. a specialized cell that makes up the brain and nervous system. c. all nerves and neurons that are not contained in the brain and spinal cord but that run throughout the body itself. d. a gland located in the brain that secretes human growth hormone. e. a series of chemicals that send messages between neurons.
Some observers suggest that identity in minority adolescents is facilitated by the formation of a ___________ in which adolescents draw from their own cultural identity while integrating themselves into the dominant culture; this suggests that an
individual can live as a member of two cultures, with two cultural identities, without having to choose one over the other. a. bicultural identity c. cultural assimilation model b. monocultural identity d. pluralistic society model