Professor Brown is conducting a research study on discrimination but is concerned that if she tells subjects the true nature of the research, they might provide a socially desirable response and skew the results. To minimize socially desired responses and skewed results, Professor Smith may use __________.
A. deception
B. informed consent
C. an Institutional Review Board
D. a debriefing
Answer: A
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A. how much more men sleep than women. B. the results of sleep deprivation studies. C. recurrent dreams. D. how much babies dream compared to adults.
If I look for the causes of your behavior in your disposition and personality traits, and overlook how the situation influenced your behavior, I am guilty of the:
a. fundamental attribution error c. actor-observer effect b. covariation model factor d. self-serving bias
In Western societies today, many adolescents take a psychosocial moratorium in their search for an adult identity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. "involuntary." b. "security breaches." c. "invasions." d. None of the above