A double-blind experiment is one in which
A) both of the participant's eyes are covered.
B) the experimenter knows none of the participants and none of them know each other.
C) neither the experimenter nor the participants know which level of the independent variable is being presented.
D) all choices are examples of a double-blind experiment.
C
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A. there are less stress hormones produced B. there are more stress hormones produced C. the sympathetic division becomes more active D. dopamine levels dramatically increase in the cortex
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. humanist b. behaviorist c. structuralist d. functionalist