Solved by verified expert :191) Experimenter
effects, such as those found by Rosenthal (1966), are likely to occur as a
result of:
A) nonverbal cues.
B) dishonest researchers.
C) intentional biasing of researchers.
D) dishonest participants.
192) A
well-known study on experimenter effects using rats labelled as “maze
bright” and “maze dull” was conducted by ________ in 1966.
A) Alex Jacobsen
B) Robert Rosenthal
C) B. F. Skinner
D) Wade Tavris
193) Unintended
changes in subjects’ behaviour due to cues inadvertently given by the
experimenter are called:
A) replications.
B) volunteer biases.
C) single-blind studies.
D) experimenter effects.
194) The
purpose of a single-blind or double-blind study is to:
A) eliminate the effects of expectations
on the results of an experiment.
B) examine the difference between the
experimental and control groups
C) compare people blind in one eye with
people blind in both eyes.
D) examine the effects of the
independent variable on the experimental group.
195) Many
psychologists have called for more field research because experimental studies:
A) cannot identify cause and effect.
B) do not allow firm conclusions to be
drawn.
C) may be missing vital information due
to participants’ inaccurate memories.
D) often involve artificial situations.
196) ________
is an experiment in which neither the subjects nor the individuals running the
experiment know if subjects are in the experimental or the control group until
after the results are tallied.
A) The double-blind study
B) The single-blind study
C) Field research
D) Correlational research
197) Many
psychologists have called for more field research because experimental studies:
A) cannot identify cause and effect.
B) do not allow firm conclusions to be
drawn.
C) often involve artificial situations.
D) may be missing vital information due
to subjects’ inaccurate memories.
198) Field
research may yield better results than laboratory research because:
A) placebos don’t need to be used.
B) subjects don’t know they are in an
experiment.
C) the situation is less artificial.
D) there is no control group.
199) Which
of the following problems is NOT common to both experiments and surveys?
A) Participants may not be
representative of the larger population.
B) Subjects may not behave honestly.
C) Generalization may be limited if
subjects are not selected randomly.
D) It is not possible to determine cause
and effect.
200) Which
of the following is NOT a problem with experiments?
A) Experimenter bias may affect
subjects’ performance.
B) Generalization may be limited
because the situation is artificial.
C) Use of volunteers may bias the
results.
D) Cause and effect cannot be determined
in an experiment.
