A researcher is conducting an experiment on the effect of alcohol consumption on reaction time; half of the subjects drink alcoholic drinks, and half drink nonalcoholic versions of the same drinks. The subjects receiving the nonalcoholic drinks are the ____ group and are used in the study to minimize the influence of ____
a. experimental; sampling bias
b. experimental; the placebo effect
c. control; sampling bias
d. control; the placebo effect
D
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Which of the following is an example of the affective component of morality?
a. Knowing that you made the right decision in a difficult situation b. Feeling good about giving money to charity c. Taking some food from the cafeteria without paying for it d. Jumping up and down in joy after you win the lottery
Cybernetics:
a. ?is the study of methodological motivational systems in humans b. ?is the study of the structure and function of information-processing systems c. ?suggests that self-feedback is not possible for mechanical systems d. ?suggests that the study of goal-directed behavior must be subjective
Another experiment that had results that were explained by the same effect
(a) had people put ugly signs on their lawns (b) had soldiers eat fried grasshoppers (c) had seminarians walk by a "victim" (d) involved an "embarrassment test"
In one study, participants were presented with words that were either consistent or inconsistent with their strongly held values. Participants showed quite strong reactions to the value inconsistent words
This suggests that we process information we ____ . A) agree with quite slowly B) disagree with slowly but thoroughly C) disagree with quickly D) agree with quickly E) agree with quickly and thoroughly;