A. observer bias
B. the experimenter effect
C. the effects of the observer
D. the halo effect
Related Mcqs:
- On which of the following tasks would the presence of observers be least likely to lead to better and faster performance?
A. raking leaves
B. bicycle racing
C. washing dishes
D. solving a crossword puzzle - Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:
A. an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
B. a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
C. a computerized tomography(CT) scan
D. a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan - One would expect an action potential to travel most quickly in _____________?
A. a long, thick myelinated fiber
B. a long, thin myelinated fiber
C. a short, thick myelinated fiber
D. a short, thin myelinated fiber - If the conditioned stimulus is presented many times without reinforcement, we can expect:
A. an increase in stimulus generalization
B. the strength of the UR to increase
C. an increase in response generalization
D. extinction to occur - You make an appointment to see a therapist and, as you are waiting, you notice that a large number of books on the therapist’s shelves deal with the work of Aaron Beck. You might expect that this therapist will
A. use counterconditioning to reverse maladaptive behaviors
B. help you discover the underlying cause of your aggressive behavior
C. help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs
D. provide a supportive emotional environment while allowing you to determine the pace and direction of your therapy - If you know the personality of an identical twin, you can expect the personality of the other twin to be:
A. unrelated
B. similar
C. identical
D. conflicting - If you were to compare adult speech with the speech of infants under 6 months of age you should expect to find that:
A. adults are capable of producing more phonemes than infants are
B. adults and infants both use the same number of phenomes
C. infants produce more phonemes than adults do
D. adults and infants both use the same number of morphemes - Tests that employ real life problems that the examinee is likely to face on the job are called ___________?
A. Job tasks
B. Valid tests
C. Situational tests
D. Projective techniques - Psychologists who typically apply psychological principles to diagnose and treat emotional problems, including mental illness and martial and family conflict, are in the subfield called ____________?
A. biological
B. clinical and counseling
C. social and personality
D. school and educational - Behavioral problems in which the person exhibits symptoms suggesting physical disease or injury, but for which there is no identifiable cause, are called:
A. mood disorder
B. schizophrenia
C. organic brain pathologies
D. somatoform disorder
