The Hawthorne Studies found that productivity increased because workers were receiving attention and felt that someone cared about them.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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It is generally believed that accurate diagnosis is especially important in dealing with cognitive disorders because
a. insurance companies only pay benefits when an organic basis has been confirmed. b. the diagnosis can identify specific medical conditions that can then sometimes be successfully treated. c. cognitive disorders are too easily confused with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. d. once diagnosed, most cognitive disorders can be successfully treated.
The word-length effect shows that it is more difficult to remember
a. a long list of words than a short list of words. b. a list of long words than a list of short words. c. a list of words that are all the same length than a list of words that are of different lengths. d. a list of words that are of different lengths than a list of words that are all the same length.
According to Steven Johnson, today's video games, the Internet, and television
a. demand greater cognitive effort and thus increase our intelligence. b. demand less cognitive effort and thus decrease our intelligence. c. have increased stress levels, while having no effect on our intelligence. d. have increased stress levels, while decreasing our intelligence.
When naturalistic observation is not possible, which step can psychologists take to avoid demand characteristics?
A) using cover stories to hide the true purpose of the study B) using the matched pairs technique to introduce an additional variable to the study C) using direct replication to carry out the same study with varying samples D) using random selection to ensure a representative sample