To control for this bias in drug studies, participants are kept blind as to whether they are receiving the active drug or placebo:
a. personal
b. observer
c. expectancy
d. placebo
e. confounding
c. expectancy
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In order for the behavioral chain to continue to occur, the last behavior in the chain must be:
a. reinforced b. prompted c. generalized d. extinguished
During final exams each year, Janet gets a bad case of bronchitis. The stress of final exams has done all of the following EXCEPT
a. lower Janet's immunity. b. cause her body to release substances that decrease inflammation. c. activate her body's self-protective response that will prolong infections and delay healing. d. result in a psychosomatic illness.
Which of the following is an example of "stereotype threat"?
a. Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests and even though she is a gifted mathematician, she performs below average on the SAT math section. b. Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT math section. c. Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT math section. d. Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT math section
An example of active euthanasia is removal of a feeding tube from a person in a persistive vegetative state.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)