Steven was participating in an experimental study where the experimenter interacted with the participants.After several conversations, the experimenter started unintentionally providing subtle hints about the way Steven should behave during the experiment.By doing so, the experimenter ran the risk of creating

A) demand characteristics.
B) filler measures.
C) high internal validity.
D) high reliability.

In the context of adolescent employment, which of the following scenarios is true about adolescents who work for more than 11 to 13 hours a week?

A) Dwayne, an African American student, finds that his self-esteem is boosted due to his time spent working at a job he is good at.
B) Lucy, a European American student, finds that working helps her overcome her issues with social anxiety.
C) Rajat, an Asian American student, notices a fall in his grade point average since he has started working.
D) Shu, an Asian American student, notices that he wastes a lot of his earnings on frivolous gadgets and gifts.

If the organization and characteristics of middle school fail to fit young adolescents' needs, there is little ______.

A) stage-environment fit
B) student-driven focus
C) student-teacher balance
D) academic-social match

The dean of students speaks to two lacrosse athletes regarding humors that the team hazed freshmen.The dean threatens the first athlete, "If you don't tell me who was behind the hazing, then I will suspend you for the next three games." To the second athlete, the dean says, "If you don't tell me who was behind the hazing, then I will suspend you for the entire season." The second athlete is more likely to comply with the dean's request.

The form of a categorical syllogism is a(n) :

A) determination of whether the conclusion is true or false
B) estimation of how listeners will feel about the conclusion
C) list of the forms of its premises and conclusion
D) indication of where the middle term appears in the premises
E) identification of its mood and figure

Allport's concept of adulthood differs from the views of other personality theorists in describing people as:

A) doomed to struggle endlessly with unconscious conflicts.
B) no longer dominated by childhood drives.
C) locked into the traits developed during childhood.
D) not being rational in most of their behavior.