Both research participant bias and research bias can be controlled by
a. randomly selecting one's participants.
b. using a single-blind experiment.
c. using a double-blind experiment.
d. randomly assigning participants to the experimental and control groups.
ANSWER: c
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a. is formed in early adolescence b. comes into existence to forward the aims of the id c. is never in conflict with the superego d. operates on the pleasure principle
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A) Cody, a Southerner who has just been insulted by a neighbor B) Juan, who just watched a daylong marathon of slasher movies C) Jeff, who has been drinking heavily at a bar D) Shoshone, who lives in Anchorage, Alaska
According to the article Deep Roots about fetal precursors of temperament, DiPietro et al. operationally defined temperament as:
(a) questionnaire responses from the mothers (b) actocardiograph readings (c) the number of times the infant turned toward its mother (d) the strength of the infant's social relationships