Biased data collection is an example of:
a. demand characteristics.
b. ecological invalidity.
c. experimenter effects.
d. the Hawthorne effect.
C
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a. depression and anxiety b. chronic unemployment c. overwhelming guilt and remorse d. becoming victims of aggression
In the film "Fly Away Home," a group of abandoned goslings develop a strong bond with a young girl. Since their mother is not there, the girl teaches the geese to fly using an ultralite airplane. This film is a good example of which concept from development psychology?
a. Attachment b. Parenting styles c. Conservation d. Temperament e. Imprinting
Andrew wants to increase the time that he studies each week, and he writes a behavioral contract in which he will be the one to implement the contingencies. The contract states that he can go to a party on the weekend if he studies 15 hours during the week. Andrew studies for only 10 hours during the week, but still goes to a party on the weekend. This is referred to as:
a. modifying the contingencies b. short-circuiting the contingencies c. consequence avoidance d. consequence delay
One way to ensure that a person does not remember that a word was presented to them in the past (when testing priming) is to
a. utilize proactive interference when administering the memory task. b. test patients with amnesia. c. use backward instead of forward priming. d. employ multiple rounds of repetition priming.