Sarka is participating in a study on campus. She is hooked up to a machine and told that it is a lie detector (actually it does nothing). She was then asked questions about racial prejudice. This method is called the __________.

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The method described is the bogus pipeline, which is a technique used to elicit more truthful responses by falsely leading participants to believe that their physiological responses are being measured. The polygraph is a real physiological measurement device, while the Implicit and Explicit Association Tests are both measures of implicit biases.

Sarka Is Participating in a Study on Campus