Professor Smith Told One Class That Drinking Alcohol Has Been

question 285

Multiple Choice

Professor Smith told one class that drinking alcohol has been found to increase sexual desire.He informed another class that drinking alcohol has been found to reduce sexual appetite.The fact that neither class was surprised by the information they received best illustrates the power of

• A) cause-effect conclusions.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) replication.
• D) the placebo effect.

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