A scientist, conducting a research study on sleep and learning, questions her own objectivity and decides to let a third person, not associated with conducting the experiment, score the tests. The scientist is probably trying to eliminate __________

a. experimenter bias
b. sample bias
c. control bias
d. treatment bias


a

Psychology

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The so-called ________________ model makes use of three factors—satisfaction, alternatives, and investments, to explain why people stay with their long-term relationship partners

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Which major structure of the brain is responsible for receiving and directing most sensory input to the different lobes of the cerebral cortex?

a. The corpus callosum b. The thalamus c. The hypothalamus d. The limbic system

Psychology

Steven's friends get along well with his parents. The relationship between his friends and his parents is what Bronfenbrenner would call the:

A) exosystem. B) macrosystem. C) mesosystem. D) microsystem.

Psychology

In Piaget's theory, the process of absorbing new information into existing cognitive structures is called:

a. operations. b. accommodation. c. conservation. d. assimilation.

Psychology