A researcher believes that people who have thought about times when others helped them in the past will be more likely to help someone else. To test this, she brings participants to the lab for what they are told is a study on "Being Good Citizens." Participants are randomly assigned to think about a time when someone helped them or to think about a different topic; then they are given the opportunity to donate money to a charity. In this example, the study title "Being Good Citizens" is likely an example of a:
A) cover story.
B) demand characteristic.
C) confound.
D) debriefing.
Ans: B) demand characteristic.
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a. They attempt to imitate their mother's voice, but not that of any other woman b. They suck more vigorously to turn on a recording of their mother's voice. c. They habituate more rapidly to hearing their mother's voice than that of another woman. d. No evidence indicates that infants can recognize their mother's voice.
Which of the following does NOT decrease during extinction?
a. Sound-food association b. Bar-sound association c. Bar pressing d. Action strength
What type of values would Cindy have to embrace as she gets older in order to actualize?
What will be an ideal response?
________ ________enable us to recognize objects even when their apparent shape or size differs
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word