Which of the following statements is correct regarding expectancy effects in research on the psychology of women?
a. In most cases, careful precautions can make researchers unaware of the gender of the participants, so that researcher expectancy is less likely to operate.
b. Although researchers' expectancies may influence the results, the participants' expectancies generally have little impact on the results.
c. Because most of the research in psychology involves people reporting their reactions to something, participants' expectancies usually cannot influence the results.
d. Because the researchers have grown up in a stereotyped society, their ratings of males and females may not be objective.
D
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A) self-verification. B) the self-serving bias. C) self-rationalization. D) narcissism.
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a. products of the seas b. formulated in the woman's brain for 40 days before moving down to the womb c. created by the mother earth and, therefore, are products of the land d. formulated in the man's brain for 40 days before moving down to his penis for eventual ejaculation into a woman's womb
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
People tend to be less aware of their ________ attitudes, which are more likely to influence behaviors they are not monitoring
a. explicit b. cognitively based c. implicit d. self-perceived