When a Staff Member Explains to a Subject Why He

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a staff member explains to a subject why he or she has been deceived in an experiment, what is the staff doing?

• A) Contamination
• B) Debriefing
• C) Self-fulfilling prophecy
• D) Treatment misidentification
• E) Process analysis

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Definitions:

GDP Price Index

An economic metric that accounts for inflation by converting output measured at current prices into constant-dollar GDP.

Fixed-Weight Price Index

A method of calculating inflation or deflation that uses predetermined weights for different categories of goods and services, regardless of their current market importance.

Chain-Weighted System

An inflation measure that adjusts the weights from year to year in calculating a price index, thereby reducing the bias caused by a fixed-price weighting system.

Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The market value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given period, measured without adjusting for inflation.