Dr Cullen and Dr

question 81

Multiple Choice

Dr. Cullen and Dr. Rosen are having a debate on the inclusion of distractor items on the follow-up questionnaire following the completion of their experimental drug study. Dr. Cullen insists that distractor questions are extremely useful in:

• A) exaggerating hypothesis-guessing and demand characteristics.
• B) exaggerating social desirability responding and demand characteristics.
• C) minimizing hypothesis-guessing and confounds.
• D) minimizing hypothesis-guessing and demand characteristics.

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Definitions:

Cultural Capital

Non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyond economic means, such as education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance.

Class-Consciousness

Awareness of one's own social class and its implications for the dynamics and conflicts in society.

Stratification

The arrangement or classification of something into different groups or layers, often used in the context of social stratification where society is divided into classes or castes.

Swept Away

To be completely overwhelmed or carried off emotionally or physically by something.