In Chapter 2, the authors included a brief quiz about research findings. This quiz was designed to illustrate that
A) most research findings directly contradict folk wisdom.
B) so-called "obvious" research findings are not all that easy to predict in advance.
C) although people are not insightful "physicists," they are insightful "social psychologists."
D) social psychology is really little more than common sense.
E) the wording of a quiz can easily be manipulated to trick the reader.
Answer: B) so-called "obvious" research findings are not all that easy to predict in advance.
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a. placebos are not used. b. there is no experimental group. c. there is no control group. d. the situation is less artificial.
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A) adopted children only. B) adopted children and their biological family. C) adopted children, their biological family, and their adoptive parents. D) none of the above.