We Like to Believe That the Only Major Influence on Participant

question 49

Multiple Choice

We like to believe that the only major influence on participant performance in an experiment is the manipulation of the independent variable. In fact, some research has shown that

• A) performance can be influenced by the participants' perceptions of what the experimenter "wants" them to do.
• B) human behavior is relatively uninfluenced by manipulation of environmental conditions.
• C) human participants are very good at figuring out the purpose of an experiment, and enjoy subverting the research by giving data that disconfirm the hypothesis.
• D) manipulations of environmental conditions are to powerful to test in research.

---

Definitions:

Ferns

A group of non-flowering vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have leaves typically referred to as fronds.

Fronds

The leaf-like parts of ferns and some other plants, often large and divided into sections.

Homospory

Production of one type of spore that gives rise to a bisexual gametophyte. Compare with heterospory.

Morphological Type

Morphological Type refers to the classification of organisms based on their physical form and structure, which includes their shape, size, and other visible attributes.