Question

the placebo effect means ______

• experiment bias causes the subjects to act strangely
• all conditions in an experiment are the same
• that there is no control group
• the expectations of the participants influence their behavior

multiple choice 2 points
______ is a relationship between two variables in which a common - causal variable produces and explains away the relationship

• spurious relationship
• contiguous relationship
• one - sided relationship
• kindred relationship

multiple choice 2 points
someone a short distance away to whom you have been paying no attention quietly speaks your name, and suddenly you attend to her. this is an example of

• the phi phenomenon
• broadbents process of selective memory
• the cocktail party effect
• cue - controlled inhibition

Explanation:

1. The placebo effect occurs when participants' expectations influence their behavior. It's not about experiment - bias making subjects act strangely, all conditions being the same, or no control group.
2. A spurious relationship is one where a common - causal variable produces and 'explains away' the relationship between two variables.
3. The cocktail - party effect is when someone at a short distance away, to whom you've been paying no attention, speaks your name and suddenly you attend to it.

Answer:

1. the expectations of the participants influence their behavior
2. spurious relationship
3. the cocktail party effect