You Are at a Basketball Game and the Arena Is

question 291

Multiple Choice

You are at a basketball game and the arena is packed; the crowd is evenly split between fans of the two teams. At one point, the referee makes a call. Half of the fans yell insults; the other half shout their approval. The event reminds you of the topic of today's lecture in psychology class. What was the likely topic of the lecture?

• A) bias
• B) experiments
• C) psychoanalysis
• D) extraneous variables

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