A group of hikers discovered a boy living with a pack of wolves. He exhibited strange, animal-like behaviors and didn't seem to speak any language. Which of the following methods would be the most effective tool for learning more about this boy?
A. Case study
B. Quasi-experimental
C. Naturalistic observation
D. Experimental
Answer: A
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A. they perceive that school success is relatively unimportant to future workplace success because discrimination will hamper advancement B. they are at a genetic disadvantage compared to members of other groups C. they lack the social, interpersonal, and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education D. they have a greater number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment
Dr. Martinez is doing a research study examining the effects of a new headache medication on migraine pain. He decides to divide his participants up into four subject groups,
each one of which will receive a different amount of medication to take when they have a migraine. The participants in group one receive a pill with 10 milligrams of the experimental medication, while the participants in group two receive a pill with 20 milligrams. Those assigned to group three receive a pill with 30 milligrams, while those in group four receive a placebo pill that has zero milligrams of the medication. Which of the subject groups is the control group in this study? a. Group one b. Group two c. Group three d. Group four
A culture in which men are expected to control or dominate women would be described by social scientists as
A) traditional. B) homocentric. C) modern. D) antiquated.
Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?
a. blinking in response to a light b. imitating a friend's gesture c. remembering a pleasant experience d. rapid eye movements while sleeping