Cues That Participants in Experiments Pick Up About How They

question 126

Multiple Choice

Cues that participants in experiments pick up about how they are supposed to behave or about the hypotheses of the study are called______________.

• A)Demand characteristics
• B)Placebo effects
• C)Experimenter expectancy effects
• D)Operational definitions

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Definitions:

Basilar Membrane

A structure in the cochlea of the inner ear that plays a key role in the sense of hearing by vibrating in response to sound.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye responsible for color vision and functioning best in relatively bright light.

Retina

A light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts light into neural signals sent to the brain.

Nearsighted

A common vision condition in which close objects appear clearly, while distant objects are blurred.