Which Statement Is an Example of a Demand Characteristic in Everyday

question 141

Multiple Choice

Which statement is an example of a demand characteristic in everyday life?

• A)Self-report measures of every day mood tend to fluctuate unsystematically.
• B)People tend to evaluate physically attractive strangers as more positive on a plethora of dimensions than less attractive strangers.
• C)College students who receive good grades in a course tend to rate that course higher than do students who receive low grades in the course.
• D)School children are much less rowdy on the bus after a noticeable video camera is mounted in the front of the bus.

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Real Accounts

Accounts related to assets, liabilities, and equity that are not closed at the end of the accounting period.

Nominal Accounts

Accounts that are closed at the end of each accounting period, including revenue, expense, and withdrawal accounts, which are used to calculate the period's net income or loss.

Income Summary

An account in the ledger that is used to summarize the revenue and expenses of a period, facilitating the transfer of their net effect to retained earnings.

Net Income

The final earnings of a corporation once expenses and taxes are subtracted from its gross income.