In a drug-study to test the effectiveness of a new drug for treating the common cold, you are randomly assigned to a group that gets the drug. This means that you _____.
A. will probably get a cold
B. are in the experimental group
C. are in the placebo group
D. are being used unethically as a "guinea pig"
Answer: B. are in the experimental group
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How do most people react to the trolley car dilemma or the footbridge dilemma? a. They make a quick, emotional decision and look for an explanation later. b. They reason it out logically, but later they regret their decision
c. They reason it out logically, and later they support their decision. d. They consider both options and fail to make a decision.
The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is ____
a. caffeine c. marijuana b. nicotine d. Valium
The trichromatic and opponent process theories of color vision are not in conflict because each corresponds to __________
a) a different portion of the spectrum. b) the opposite half of perceivable colors. c) one type of color blindness. d) a different stage of visual processing.
Cultural __________ refers to the need to consider the individual characteristics of a culture in which a person with a disorder was raised in order to diagnose and treat the disorder
a. relativity b. assessment c. evaluation d. perpetuation