Author Question: In the Simon and Emmons ( 1956 ) experiment, how did the researchers control for participant's ... (Read 98 times)

fahad · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

In the Simon and Emmons ( 1956 ) experiment, how did the researchers control for
participant's prior knowledge related to information in the sleep learning test?

A) gave a pretreatment test, eliminating answers participants did not know
B) gave a pretreatment test, eliminating answers participants did know
C) gave participants the correct answers while they were awake
D) gave participants incorrect answers while they were asleep

Question 2

In the laboratory experiment, (e.g. study 2), what methodology was used in order to
assess participants likelihood to engage in high-risk sexual behavior?

A) participants were put in a realistic situation, in which a confederate of the experiment asked them if they wanted to have sex, even though no condom was available
B) participants were asked about their tendencies to consume alcohol along with their tendencies to use a condom when in a sexual situation
C) participants viewed a video depicting a potential sexual situation, and
then were asked to complete a questionnaire about high-risk sexual behavior
D) participants were given free alcohol and were observed by experimenters
while at a local bar near the college campus