Which statement is an example of a demand characteristic in everyday life?

A) Self-report measures of everyday mood tend to fluctuate unsystematically.
B) People tend to evaluate physically attractive strangers as more positive on a plethora of dimensions than less attractive strangers.
C) University students who receive good grades in a course tend to rate that course higher than do students who receive low grades in the course.
D) Schoolchildren are much less rowdy on the bus after a noticeable video camera is mounted in the front of the bus.


D) Schoolchildren are much less rowdy on the bus after a noticeable video camera is mounted in the front of the bus.

Psychology

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a. modeling a behavior for someone else b. activating a concept in the mind c. imitating a behavior d. engaging in a behavior without conscious awareness

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a. ?studying, coding, improving, or manipulating b. ?studying, predicting, improving, or explaining c. ?manipulating, explaining, coding, or rationalizing d. ?manipulating, predicting, rationalizing, or explaining

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What will be an ideal response?

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The tectum and its component structures, the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus are the group of neurons within the midbrain that release dopamine from their terminal buttons

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology