Imagine a study where participants were given Jell-O shots to consume before participating in experiments where reaction time was measured. However, to the participants' surprise, the Jell-O shots were not made with alcohol

When the participants were debriefed and told that the Jell-O contained no alcohol, some participants refused to drive home until they had sobered up. The participants' responses indicate that __________ was a threat to internal validity.

a. diffusion of treatments
b. instrumentation
c. placebo effect
d. demand characteristics

C

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Congress may not pass ____ laws, or laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Explain the "rule of four" and its relationship to review in the Supreme Court

What will be an ideal response?

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