Which statement best describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?
a) Individuals easily conform to group norms.
b) The presence of other people makes aggression more likely.
c) People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others.
d) Agreeing to a small request makes it more likely you will agree to a big request.
ANS: C
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a. reliability of his final exam. b. standardization of his final exam. c. impact of confounding factors on his final exam. d. validity of his final exam.
While a person with autism is listening to a conversation, what area of the brain is primarily used?
A. cortex B. right side of the brain C. medulla D. temporal lobe
Evidence that language is a social process that must be learned comes from the fact that when deaf children find themselves in an environment where there are no people who speak or use sign language, they
a. lose the ability to communicate in any way. b. invent a sign language themselves. c. start speaking out loud even though they cannot hear themselves. d. demonstrate compensatory regeneration of lost auditory neural pathways.
Twelve-year-old Jon has been suspended from middle school several times and has exhibited behavioural problems beginning in kindergarten. A pediatrician learns that his parents were heavy users of drugs and alcohol before and for a year after Jon's birth. Examining the child's medical records, she learns that Jon had a normal birth weight but has exhibited cognitive deficits his entire life. The
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