Derek Conducts a Study in Which Half of the Participants

question 27

Multiple Choice

Derek conducts a study in which half of the participants read a job application from a male candidate, and the other half read the same job application from a female candidate. He wants to make sure that each participant has an equal chance of reading the male job application as the female job application, so he uses the control technique known as

• A) counterbalancing.
• B) randomization.
• C) constancy.
• D) elimination.

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Definitions:

Object Relations Therapy

A form of psychotherapy focusing on interpersonal relations, primarily in the family of origin, and the impact those relationships have on one's current psychological state.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients project feelings and attitudes from a past relationship onto the therapist.

Psychodynamic Theorists

Specialists who explore the influence of unconscious mind on behavior, emphasizing childhood experiences, interpersonal relationships, and emotional drives.

Catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.