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8.2 Control over Subject and Experimenter Effects 1)Which of the following is NOT a control for subject and experimenter effects? A)Automation. B)Use of subjective measures. C)Multiple observers. D)Use of objective measures. 2)It is found that an experimenter somehow influenced the participants. This A)is a problem, but can be corrected through statistical procedures. B)occurs all the time in research. C)is sufficient to cast doubt on causal conclusions. D)is a problem, but not bad enough to question causal conclusions. 3)Experimenter effects do NOT result from the experimenter’s knowledge of A)the hypothesis being tested. B)the assignment of individual participants to conditions of the experiment. C)the nature of the experiment and control conditions. D)the specific details of the independent variable. 4)To control for experimenter effects, the A)participant is kept blind to the nature of the independent variable. B)participant is kept blind to the hypothesis of the study. C)researcher’s direct contact and knowledge about the participants is reduced. D)researcher’s direct contact with participants is increased. 5)In a single-blind, control-group procedure, the A)experimental group is blind to their assignment. B)person testing the participants is blind to the hypothesis and assignment of participants to conditions. C)receptionist is blind to the hypothesis and assignment of participants. D)participants are blind to their assignment. A)the participants and researcher are blind to assignment of participants. B)the laboratory is not illuminated. C)the researcher and the research assistant(s) are blind to assignment to the experimental group. D)no one knows which participants are assigned to the experimental group. 7)A research design in which the researcher is blind to the assignment of each participant and in which the participants are blind to their assignments is called A)a triple-blind control procedure. B)a double-blind control procedure. C)a single-blind control procedure. D)a placebo-blind control. 8)Double-blind control procedures are frequently used in A)stimulus-response studies. B)drug studies. C)systematic desensitization studies. D)psychogenetic studies. 9)An ideal ________ manipulation is one in which the experimental and control group’s treatments are so similar that both participants and the research assistant don’t know who is receiving the manipulation. A)alternative B)placebo C)systematic D)desensitization 10)Ethically, A)placebo treatment can never be used in medical and psychological research. B)placebo treatment is recommended in medical and psychological research. C)participants should not be told that they may receive a placebo. D)