Production at the factory was poor, so management had a team of observers film the workers on the job. The films showed everyone working at top speed, and production was the highest in a year. A likely explanation for the change in the workers' behavior is:

a. external validity
b. the placebo effect
c. reactivity
d. random assignment

C

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a. night terrors. b. dreams. c. psychedelics. d. dissociations. e. hallucinations.

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Which of the following would define the lowest point in a child's zone of proximal development, according to Vygotsky?

a. the problem is too hard for the child to solve, even with help b. the child can solve the problem with no help from anyone c. the child can solve the problem, but only if someone helps with the solution d. the child can solve the problem without help 50% of the time

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