Rosenthal and Fode (1968)asked Students to Teach a Rat to Learn

question 9

Multiple Choice

Rosenthal and Fode (1968) asked students to teach a rat to learn a maze.Some students were told they had been given a genetically engineered "intelligent" rat, whereas others were told that they had a "dull" rat.Although there were no actual differences among the rats, the "intelligent" rats learned the maze more quickly than the "dull" rats.Which of the following topics discussed in your book can best explain the results of this experiment?

• A) Experimenter expectancy effects
• B) Mundane realism
• C) Experimental realism.
• D) High construct validity

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