Tova Is Participating in a Study Involving Media Awareness and Conformity

question 12

Multiple Choice

Tova is participating in a study involving media awareness and conformity. After viewing a short film she fills out a conformity questionnaire. As Tova fills out the questionnaire, the questions lead her to guess that the research hypothesis is that the film will increase conformity. In this case the questions serve as a

• A) suspicion check.
• B) demand characteristics.
• C) confound check.
• D) naturalistic effect.

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