Why Do Researchers Go to Great Lengths to Create Cover

question 112

Multiple Choice

Why do researchers go to great lengths to create cover stories and devise elaborate situations in their studies to cover up the true purpose of the study?

• A) It ensures that participants are randomly assigned to condition.
• B) It increases both internal and external validity.
• C) People cannot always accurately predict how they would respond in a situation.
• D) Researchers customarily use deception just to trick participants.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational technique involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli, where the reaction initially caused by the second stimulus is ultimately prompted by only the first stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Salivation

Salivation is the secretion and discharge of saliva from the salivary glands in the mouth, often in response to the sight, smell, or taste of food.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without the need for learning or conditioning.