All of the Following Are Noted Limitations Regarding the Study

question 44

Multiple Choice

All of the following are noted limitations regarding the study carried out throughout Chapter 11, EXCEPT:

• A) confederates and research assistant were not kept blinded to conditions.
• B) research confederates may have created a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• C) confederates were aware that they were participating in an experiment.
• D) the study did not control for competing scents among participants.

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Taboo

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Sanctions

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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

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