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Sportsfan2111

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Suppose that you read in a cognitive psychology journal that an experiment's results could be explained by demand characteristics. An example of these demand characteristics might be that
 
  a. the researcher did not give clear instructions to the participants.
  b. the dependent variable was not sufficiently sensitive.
  c. the manipulation of the independent variable was too subtle, due to limited range.
  d. the participants may have guessed the experimenter's hypothesis.

Question 2

According to the research on mental imagery and interference, which of the following tasks would be most difficult?
 
  a. Trying to think about the sound of a particular word in French, while listening to a favorite song.
  b. Trying to create a mental image of a friend's face, while listening to a favorite song.
  c. Trying to mentally rotate a visual image, while listening to a favorite song.
  d. Trying to think about the sound of a particular word in French, while mentally rotating a mental image of a friend's face.


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IRincones

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: d

Answer to Question 2

Ans: a


Sportsfan2111

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

bigcheese9

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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