A design in which a single group of subjects is tested both before and after treatment is a _____ design
a. correlational
b. single-group posttest only
c. single-group pretest/posttest
d. experimental
c
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. People born with an insensitivity to pain tend to die early. 2. There is a consistent physiological signature associated with the experience of pain. 3. The great majority of people seeing a doctor with a complaint of back pain have no apparent physical basis for the pain. 4. As compared to people in other cultures, people in the United States may be more reluctant to report impairment as a result of lower back pain. 5. Research suggests that chiropractic therapy may be as effective as traditional medicine for the treatment of back pain 6. Surgery generally offers long-lasting relief from back pain. 7. Attempting to take one’s mind off one’s pain is largely ineffective. 8. Fake surgery can actually “heal” people.
In one classic experiment, rats were given meals of chocolate chip cookies, salami, cheese, bananas, marshmallows, milk chocolate, peanut butter, and fat. The rats
a. lost weight because of the nutritional imbalance in the foods provided. b. overate, gaining about three times as much weight as rats fed laboratory rat chow. c. did not gain or lose weight, since sweetness and fat content only encourage humans to overeat. d. chose to eat only the salami, cheese, and bananas.
Mrs. Allen is pregnant. Her baby's major organs have begun to form, as have its facial features. The baby is in the _______ stage of prenatal development
a) zygotic b) fetal c) embryonic d) neonatal
Marital satisfaction tends to decline in middle age, as the majority of parents have a difficult time coping with their children leaving home.
a. true b. false