When Respondents Drop Out of an Experiment Before It Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

When respondents drop out of an experiment before it is completed,this is referred to as ________________.

• A)maturation
• B)history
• C)instrument variation
• D)mortality
• E)selection bias

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Definitions:

NREM Sleep

The phase of sleep that includes all stages except for REM sleep, characterized by slower brain waves and less dream activity.

Oedipus Complex

In psychoanalytic theory, a child's emotions and unconscious desires towards their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with their same-sex parent.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept that describes the driving force behind human behavior to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

Psychoanalytic Researchers

Individuals who study the unconscious mind and the theoretical framework developed by Sigmund Freud to understand human behavior and cognition.