When people are given lists of related words, and then later falsely recall a word that is strongly related to the others, but not actually said, the experimental paradigm is called a __________
a. vigilance method
b. DRM paradigm
c. elicitation technique
d. distorting manipulation
Answer: b
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a. Dissociative disorders do not involve physical problems. b. Dissociative disorders are physiologically caused. c. Dissociative disorders are psychotic conditions. d. Dissociative disorders are verycommon.
The electromagnetic energy in the visible spectrum can stimulate receptors in our eyes because the waves of the visible spectrum are:
a. near the middle range c. in the long range b. in the short range d. in the very long range
The fact that research participants may become fatigued or bored in the course of an experiment introduces a confound called:
a. maturation. b. history. c. mortality. d. statistical regression.
Approximately how many genes are there in the human body?
a. 5,000 b. 30,000 c. 250,000 d. 3 billion