Suppose that you participate in a study in which the experimenter has strong beliefs about how the study should turn out, and these biases influence how you perform. This would be an example of

a. a propositional code.
b. the landmark effect.
c. a heuristic.
d. experimenter expectancy.

Ans: d

Psychology

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A) indicate important sensorimotor milestones. B) measure higher-order cognitive skills. C) assess skills that underlie intelligent behavior at all ages. D) reveal infants' ability to process complex stimuli.

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Genetic determinism is a theory that states that

A) environmental conditions must be strong to change an individual's developmental path. B) genetic conditions must be strong to change an individual's developmental path. C) the range of possible phenotypes that exist for a particular genotype depends upon stimulation. D) that developmental potential is determined by the stimulation in the child's environment.

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