When the Experimenter's Preconceived Idea of Appropriate Responding Influences the Treatment

question 105

Multiple Choice

When the experimenter's preconceived idea of appropriate responding influences the treatment of participants and their behavior, it is known as

• A) the Rosenthal effect.
• B) precedence.
• C) power.
• D) an etic.

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Definitions:

Monte Carlo Simulation

A mathematical technique used to estimate the possible outcomes of an uncertain event by simulating the process with random variables numerous times.

Cumulative Probability

The probability that a random variable takes on a value less than or equal to a specified value, often visualized in the form of a cumulative distribution function.

Interval of Random Numbers

The range between the smallest and largest numbers in a set that has been chosen randomly.

Random Numbers

Sequences of numbers generated in such a way that each number has an equal chance of being any value within the defined range, used in simulations and probabilistic calculations.