According to the article Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ad? about fear appeals in advertising, a potential

confound in the study was

(a) some people felt comfortable using a stun-gun, some did not
(b) participants from late in the day were used as the control group
(c) some participants were in the back row and could not see the advertisement clearly
(d) the strong group saw a longer advertisement

D

Psychology

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The social influence theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that:

A) behaviors produced through hypnotic procedures can also be produced without them B) hypnotized subjects have a hidden observer C) easily hypnotized individuals have difficulty focusing attention on their own thoughts and feelings D) very few people are at all responsive to hypnotic suggestions

Psychology

The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia determined that __________.

A. the role of genes was negligible B. index subjects were more likely to develop schizophrenia than the control subjects C. environment was a more important determinant of psychological health than family history D. no significant effects were seen

Psychology