Dr Jones Was Testing the Effectiveness of a New Vitamin

question 211

Multiple Choice

Dr. Jones was testing the effectiveness of a new vitamin supplement. Half of the participants received the vitamin and half received a sugar pill. He found that the sugar pill worked as well and sometimes better than the vitamin. This could reflect

• A) an experimenter bias
• B) a placebo effect
• C) a replication bias
• D) an order effect
• E) demand characteristics

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Definitions:

Chain-Of-Command

The hierarchy within an organization that establishes who is in charge of whom and of whom permission must be asked.

Status Generalization

The process by which attributes of individuals, unrelated to a particular situation, influence the formation of status hierarchies within groups.

Biased

Having a predisposition or prejudice towards or against something or someone, often in a way considered to be unfair.

Middle Class

A socioeconomic group between the working class and upper class, typically associated with a moderate income, education, and lifestyle.