__________ is a phenomenon in which researchers' hypotheses lead them to unintentionally bias the outcome of a study
a. Durability bias
b. Expectancy bias
c. Availability heuristic
d. Confounding variable
e. Confirmation bias
b. Expectancy bias
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Which statement does not describe the humanistic theory?
a. We have an inherent tendency to develop and reach our true potential. b. Personality is more than the sum of its individual parts. c. Personality is influenced by language, observational learning, purposeful behavior, and self-analysis d. How you perceive the world becomes your reality.
According to Piaget, a preoperational child is likely to say that
a. a boy who breaks ten cups accidentally is naughtier than someone who breaks one cup intentionally. b. a boy who breaks three cups intentionally is naughtier than someone who breaks ten cups intentionally. c. the number of cups someone breaks is equally important to their motives for breaking them. d. it is important to take into consideration the actor's intentions when determining guilt.
An advantage to group therapy is that groups __________
a) are a source of social support. b) allow countertransference to occur. c) bestow unconditional approval on group members. d) allow an extremely shy person to feel more comfortable speaking up.
The procedure that experimenters need to use to make sure that participants in both the treatment and control groups are not aware of the purpose of the experiment is known as the __________
a) independent variable b) dependent variable c) random assignment d) statistical law