Toby Is Conducting an Experiment in Which He Predicts an Interaction

question 35

Multiple Choice

Toby is conducting an experiment in which he predicts an interaction between appearance and partner sex (same or different) . One-half of the participants complete the study dressed in casual clothes, and the other half complete the study dressed in formal attire. All participants are observed in interaction with a same-sex partner and then with an opposite-sex partner. This is an example of a ___________factorial design.

• A) between-subjects
• B) within-subjects
• C) mixed
• D) control group

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Definitions:

Catharsis

A psychological process in which expressing or experiencing strong emotions leads to a feeling of emotional release or purification.

Countertransference

A phenomenon of psychotherapy in which therapists’ own feelings, history, and values subtly influence the way they interpret a patient’s problems.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory originated by Sigmund Freud that suggests human behavior is influenced by unconscious motives and conflicts deriving from childhood experiences.

Unconscious Desires

Desires and wishes that are not readily available to the conscious mind but influence behaviors and emotions.