Social Variables a Swimming Instructor, Who Was Told His Athletes

question 37

Multiple Choice

Social Variables A swimming instructor, who was told his athletes had outstanding motor coordination and the potential to become excellent swimmers, coached them so well that they became excellent swimmers even though their motor skills were really about average.These results illustrate

• A)experimenter bias.
• B)selection threat.
• C)the placebo effect.
• D)the Rosenthal effect.

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Definitions:

Substantia Nigra

A brain structure located in the midbrain that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement.

Midbrain

A part of the brainstem involved in vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation.

Structure

The arrangement or organization of components that form a system, framework, or object.

Amygdala

A part of the brain involved in emotion regulation, especially fear and aggression.