The placebo effect is an example of a(n)
A. random assignment bias.
B. random selection bias.
C. participant bias.
D. experimenter bias.
Answer: C
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A. operant conditioning B. habituation C. classical conditioning D. modeling
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A. Young children have difficulty with appearance-reality distinction. B. Young children have a firm grip on concrete-realism. C. Young children have an immature understanding of objective-relatively. D. Young children have mastered object permanence.
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a. producing neonatal behaviors that reduce parental bonding with the child. b. deterring the infant's enrollment in daycare. c. triggering attentional craving, with sibling neglect. d. preventing the natural miscarriage of defective embryos.
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a. sees all colors b. is either red-green or yellow-blue color blind c. responds only to blue and red d. responds only to black and white