Teachers in One Study Were Told to Watch Normal Elementary

question 628

Multiple Choice

Teachers in one study were told to watch normal elementary school children who had been randomly labeled for the study as "learning disabled," "intellectually disabled," "emotionally disturbed," or "normal." Sadly, the teachers gave the children very different ratings, depending on the labels used. This illustrates the serious consequences of

• A)conducting a scientific survey.
• B)conducting a case study.
• C)observer bias.
• D)the observer effect.

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Definitions:

Hallucinations

Experiences of sensing something while fully conscious and without any actual external input, yet these experiences seem very real.

Ambiguous Figures

Visual images or objects that can be interpreted in more than one way, illustrating the concept of perceptual set.

Illusions

Misinterpretations or distortions of sensory information, leading to perceptions that differ from reality.

Ambiguous Stimuli

Inputs or signals that can be perceived and interpreted in more than one way, often used in psychology to study perception and cognitive processes.