In an experiment designed to measure the effect of a drug on behavior, one group may be

given a medication with no active ingredient; this group is identified as a(n) _____ control
group.

a. dependent variable
b. confounded
c. experimental treatment
d. placebo


D

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The optic nerve leaves the eye through a hole in the:

A) pupil. B) fovea. C) retina. D) cornea.

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The best adjectives associated with the activation-synthesis hypothesis are ______________

a) bizarre, meaningless, and random b) unconscious, symbolic, and meaningful c) meaningful, problem oriented, and historical d) intelligent, free, and neurotic

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a. have been deaf from birth. b. recognize that their deafness is a deficit that needs correction. c. communicate visually using sign language. d. are relieved when their children have normal hearing. e. include all people who have auditory sensory loss.

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