A Psychologist Who Is Interested in Determining the Effects of a New

question 79

Multiple Choice

A psychologist who is interested in determining the effects of a new diet regimen on the stress tolerance level of severely intellectually impaired patients would most likely choose which research method?

• A) naturalistic observation method
• B) telephone survey method
• C) case study method
• D) controlled experiment method

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Definitions:

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness of the stimuli.

Sensory Threshold

The minimum level of intensity from a stimulus that is detected by a sense organ, marking the boundary between non-detectable and detectable sensations.

Stimuli

External factors or signals that provoke a response from a sensory system or organism.

Backward Messages

Reversed audio or visual stimuli that are claimed to be perceptible and meaningful when experienced in a normal forward mode, often discussed in the context of subliminal messages.