A Researcher Hypnotizes Twenty Volunteers an Suggests to Them That

question 28

Multiple Choice

A researcher hypnotizes twenty volunteers an suggests to them that they will become more creative. Later the researcher compares stories these people write to stories written by 20 other people, and reports a difference. The main problem with this study is that it LACKS:

• A) independent variables and demand characteristics.
• B) dependent variables and informed consent.
• C) random samples and blind observations.
• D) hypothesis and correlation.

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