What do most people decide in the trolley car dilemma and the footbridge dilemma?
a. They are more likely to kill one person to save five in the trolley car dilemma.
b. They are more likely to kill one person to save five in the footbridge dilemma.
c. They choose to kill one person to save five in both dilemmas
d. They refuse to kill one person to save five in either dilemma.
a
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If you learn a difficult new skill, what will happen to the brain circuits responsible for that skill while you sleep?
a. They will replay the patterns they had while you learned the task. b. They will maintain a high, steady rate of activity. c. They will rest, showing a much lower than normal rate of activity. d. They will increase their synaptic connections with areas in the spinal cord.
A judge hears four cases involving civil commitment. Based on the criteria for civil commitment, which case is likely to be denied by the judge (i.e., the person will not be sent to a psychiatric facility involuntarily)?
a. A man is so terrified of auditory hallucinations that he is likely to lose control and kill himself. b. A delusional woman is likely to kill her husband in the next several days. c. A starving psychotic man has no permanent residence and no way to stay out of subzero temperatures at night. d. A young married woman is depressed and anxious after giving birth.
Which of the following is true regarding competency to stand trial?
a. It is possible for a defendant to have been insane when the crime was committed but later be competent to stand trial. b. It is possible for a defendant to have been sane when the crime was committed but later be incompetent to stand trial. c. both of the above d. neither of the above
In deductive theories, the definitions of the constructs in the hypotheses which must be stated clearly are called:
a. empirical definitions. b. operational definitions. c. literary definitions. d. conceptual definitions.