An experimental effect caused by participants' expectations is ...

[kodithompson]

An experimental effect caused by participants' expectations is a(n)
 
  a) placebo effect
 b) statistically significant effect.
 c) confounding variable.
 d) independent variable.

Question 2

In 1935, a verbal learning researcher with a strongly behaviorist approach has subjects memorize lists of nonsense syllables and finds that her subjects have better recall for syllables that remind them of English words.
 
  How would the researcher view this finding?
   a) She would think she needed to control for contamination introduced by the meaningful syllables
 b) She would think that the finding offered evidence of cognition at work in verbal learning.
 c) She would think that the subjects' recall was not being measured accurately.
 d) She would think that the subjects were not adequately reinforced for correct responses.

[orangecrush]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A

[kodithompson]

Gracias!

[momolu]

Excellent