In a study, injections of saline solution (which contains no chemicals) were shown to be quite effective for relieving pain. this is an example of:
Psychology Research Methods_Year 9

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the experimenter effect
a placebo effect
the experimental effect
an order effect
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The experimental group is:
Study in which neither the experimenter nor the subjects know if the subjects are in the experimental or control group
study in which the subject do not know if they are in the experimental group or control group
subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and may receive a placebo treatment
the group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The main purpose of ethical guidelines for research in Psychology is to:
minimise the problems that participants cause for researchers
guarantee that the experimentation runs without problems
protect the welfare and rights of the participants
ensure that any results published will not be challenged
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Psychology researchers attempt to minimise or eliminate the impact of uncontrolled variables in experiments because the presence of these variables:
do not enable the researcher to control the dependent variable
means that only the uncontrolled variables are measured
make it difficult to isolate and evaluate the impact of the independent variable
can affect the measurement of the independent variable
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A double-blind study is:
a study in which the subjects does not know if they are in the experimental or control group
a study in which neither the experimenter nor the subjects know if the subjects are in the experimental or control group
a measure of the relationship between two variables
the observation of human or animal behaviour in its natural setting
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
in an experiment, DEBRIEFING of participants most likely includes information such as:
each participant's own results in the study
the number of hours participants will be expected to participate
the procedures that will be required fo participants during the experiment
the individual results of the other participants in the study
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the experimenter effect might occur when participants in an experiment:
consciously or unconsciously affect the behaviour of the experiments in the experiment
are all tired from participating from experiments throughout the day
alter their behaviour because of conscious or unconscious cues given to them by the researcher
undergo the sam procedures as an experimental group, but do not experience effects of the independent variable.
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