Critics worry that fetal monitoring __________
A) numbs the entire lower half of the body, making it difficult to feel contractions
B) is not helpful in detecting hidden problems with the baby
C) identifies babies as in danger who, in fact, are not
D) increases the likelihood of infant brain damage
Answer: C
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To study the effectiveness of a new anti-anxiety drug, researchers randomly assign equally anxious people to two groups, one getting Drug X and the other getting no drug. The researchers mistakenly conclude that Drug X works because people in the drug group show fewer signs of anxiety than the others. What is the mistake?
a. They never introduced an independent variable. b. They did not create a placebo control group. c. They never did a pretest of anxiety symptoms. d. They did not operationally define what the experimental group was.
Charles has been judged insane. What does that mean?
A. Charles has paranoid schizophrenia. B. Charles has a mental disorder that prevents him from controlling his own behavior. C. Charles is crazy. D. Charles does not know the difference between right and wrong.
In an experiment, four groups of college students used different memorizing strategies to learn the material in one chapter of a textbook. Then each group was given the same multiple-choice test on the material
What was the dependent variable in this study? a. the students' performance on the test b. the four different groups c. the four different memorizing strategies d. manipulation of memorizing strategies
Most of the neo-Freudians agreed with Freud's ideas on
A) our inborn, basic destructive impulses. B) the importance of later adult experiences influencing personality development. C) the important roles of sexuality and aggression in personality development. D) the unconscious influences on behavior.