Giving Half the Members of a Group Some Purported Psychological

question 238

Multiple Choice

Giving half the members of a group some purported psychological finding and the other half an opposite result is an easy way to demonstrate the impact of

• A) the placebo effect.
• B) confounding variables.
• C) hindsight bias.
• D) the double-blind procedure.

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Definitions:

Honesty

The quality of being truthful and free from deceit in principles, intentions, and actions.

Routine Activities Perspective

A theory that considers how deviant behavior, such as crime and substance abuse, emerges from the routines of everyday life.

Subcultures

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Deviance

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