Paul Is Competing with Art in a Game and Attempts

question 97

Multiple Choice

Paul is competing with Art in a game and attempts to win by saying, "If you try to do well, I will smack you!" What term best describes this statement?

• A) Parallel play
• B) Social referencing
• C) Constricting action
• D) Enabling action

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that might inform participants of the purpose of the study or what behaviors are expected from them, potentially influencing the authenticity of their responses.

Random Assignment

A method used to place participants into groups in such a way that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group.

Representative Sample

A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn, ensuring the generalizability of research findings.

Random Sample

A sampling method where each member of a population has an equal chance of being included in the sample, ensuring the sample's representativeness.