Participants in a study on how age affects reaction time were asked to press a button every time they heard a buzzer. A person standing at a podium in front of them triggered the buzzer by flipping a hidden switch
During the experiment the switch operator began to flinch slightly before the buzzer sounded. The results of this study would be confounded due to ___________
a) inferential bias.
b) experimenter bias.
c) selection bias.
d) control bias.
b
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As discussed in the text, Chinese officials successfully "brainwashed" American prisoners during the Korean War, such that the prisoners' self-concepts and identities were changed. The authors note that one of the main reasons the Chinese were successful was that they ____
a. told the Americans that they were actually Chinese b. put the American prisoners in complete solitary confinement c. separated the American prisoners from one another d. told the Americans that they would never return to the U.S.
A new patient tells you that she is taking antipsychotic medication. You conclude that she is most likely being treated for which of the following?
a. panic attacks c. depression b. schizophrenia d. anxiety