Experimental Contamination Occurs When

question 12

Multiple Choice

Experimental contamination occurs when

• A)the experimenter informs participants of his or her hypotheses.
• B)participants are not randomly assigned to conditions.
• C)a variable unrelated to the study affects participants' responses.
• D)participants in different conditions interact with one another.

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Definitions:

Proximal

Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.

Remote

Describes something situated far from the main centers of population, or a device that controls an apparatus from a distance, usually wirelessly.

Determinants of Behavior

Factors that influence or control actions, including biological, psychological, and environmental components.

Fraternal Twins

are siblings born simultaneously during the same pregnancy, sharing about 50% of their genes, but are not genetically identical, stemming from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm.