If you wanted to determine whether people are faster at responding to a high intensity light than to a low intensity light you might do an experiment in which participants push a button whenever either a high or low intensity light occurs. If you were concerned with order effects such as learning but also concerned that an equal number of low- and high-intensity trials be presented, you might use

A) randomization within blocks.
B) control variables.
C) a confounding variable.
D) reverse ordering.


A

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A) ectoderm
B) mesoderm
C) endoderm
D) trophoblast

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a. unconditioned stimulus b. unconditioned response c. conditioned stimulus d. conditioned response

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________ reflects the idea that if people can "aggress" in harmless ways, built-up aggressive energies will diminish, reducing the odds of further aggressive behavior

a. Social learning b. Displacement c. Catharsis d. Fantasy inhibition

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A. simultaneously at different locations B. a short time apart at different locations C. simultaneously from the same input D. a short time apart from the same input

Psychology