The primary reason that the APA has spent so much time and effort creating ethical guidelines detailing how humans should be treated in behavioral research is that
A) many psychologists cannot be trusted.
B) the nature of the relationship between those being experimented on and the experimenter is stacked in favor of the experimenter having implied power.
C) humans lose many of their legal rights when they agree to serve in research.
D) there have been so many cases of mistreatment of humans in behavioral research.
B
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a. qualitative b. quantitative c. continuous d. class interval
On a job site, a whistle blows at 12 noon to indicate lunch break. For the workers, the whistle acts as a
a. positive, primary reinforcer. b. positive, generalized reinforcer. c. negative, generalized reinforcer. d. positive, secondary reinforcer.
If your doctor or therapist tells you that you must lower your LCU score, he or she is trying to directly help you with your
a. blood sugar level. b. overactive thyroid. c. parasympathetic overactivity. d. stress levels.
One explanation for the risk-taking peak that scientists have observed in adolescence is that
A. few or no adolescents are capable of conducting a cost-benefit analysis. B. the prefrontal cortex is fully developed years before the limbic system is active. C. adolescents tend to be higher in sensation seeking and impulsivity than children and adults are. D. adolescents are not aware of the risks associated with certain behaviors.