The Text Describes a Study in Which Infants Were Shown

question 127

Multiple Choice

The text describes a study in which infants were shown pictures of several different horses. Then they were shown a picture of a different horse and a picture of a different animal, such as a giraffe. What were the results of this study?

• A) The infants learned the word "horse" faster than they learned the word "giraffe."
• B) The infants learned the word "giraffe" faster than they learned the word "horse."
• C) The infants looked longer at the picture of the horse than the picture of the giraffe.
• D) The infants looked longer at the picture of the giraffe than the picture of the horse.

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Features of an experimental study that inform participants of the purpose of the study or the behavior expected of them.

Research Cues

Essential elements or signals in a research setting that can influence participants' behavior or responses, often controlled or manipulated by researchers.

Participant Effects

The influence that the presence of participants in research may have on the results, due to their behaviors, attitudes, or responses being affected by knowing they are being studied.

Confederates

In experimental psychology, individuals who seem to be participants but are actually part of the research team, used to manipulate social interactions as part of the experiment.