A researcher tells participants that they will be rating the quality of actors in a movie clip, although the actual purpose of the study was to determine if laughter from a confederate during the movie clip would influence if the participant laughed. The reason for the study told to participants by the researchers is an example of ______.
A. incentive
B. a cover story
C. a debriefing
D. consent
Answer: B
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Members of some societies endure cutting, burning, whipping, and piercing of the skin that would be agonizing to most people. This is best explained by a difference in pain tolerance that is due to
a. the age and gender of the persons. b. the differences in body chemistry. c. the learned attitudes of different cultures. d. whether the pain avoidance is episodic or occurs in cycles.
A one factor between groups design is called a between groups design because _____
a. the same people participate in (move between) all the groups b. different people serve in the different treatment groups c. the average performance of all people in the experiment is averaged and graphed d. both independent variables are compared with each other between all groups
A restriction of oxygen lasting a few minutes can produce cognitive deficits such as language delays and even mental retardation due to brain cell death. This restriction of oxygen is called
a. anorexia. c. apgar. b. anoxia. d. appropriate.
Canonic perspectives are:
A) two-dimensional B) views that best represent a single object C) views of the world (or "schema") held by a single individual D) "bottom-up" views of the world E) three-dimensional