In One Experiment,being Told That a Wine Cost $90 Rather

question 84

Multiple Choice

In one experiment,being told that a wine cost $90 rather than its real $10 price made it taste better.This best illustrates that taste is influenced by

• A)psychokinesis.
• B)the McGurk effect.
• C)mental expectations.
• D)dissociation.

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Definitions:

Natural Concept

A concept acquired not from a definition but through everyday perceptions and experiences.

Inductive

A reasoning process that involves making generalizations based on specific observations or examples.

Deductive

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises; inference by reasoning from general to specific.

Experimental

Pertaining to a method of research in which variables are manipulated and the effects on other variables are observed; crucial in establishing causality in psychology and other sciences.