Sabrina participated in a psychology experiment that involved answering a number of arithmetic problems. During the experiment, she was informed that her answers were incorrect. After the experiment was completed, a research assistant explained the purposes of the experiment. He told Sabrina that she had answered all the items correctly, and then explained why the experiment required that she be told her answers were wrong. What does this stage of the research process represent?
a. informed consent
b. confidentiality of Records
c. deception
d. debriefing
D
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A. are more important than the facts of a case and supersede the facts when the two conflict. B. apply only in the area of criminal cases and not in the area of civil disputes. C. reveal the relevant circumstances of the case and are determined solely by trial courts. D. constrain the judiciary, because court decisions must be based on applicable laws. E. None of these answers is correct.
President Vicente Fox found it difficult to enact his domestic agenda because a. he lacked international support
b. he lacked the compliant congressional majority that his predecessors had enjoyed. c. Mexico's ongoing economic difficulties distracted the administration often forcing it to pursue policies at odds with the president's agenda. d. his advisors were severely divided over what the administration's priorities should be. e. his party lacked majority control within the Mexican legislature.
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a. the American government fulfilling the requirements of the 1964 Civil Rights Act b. the American government attempting to end de jure discrimination c. the American government attempting to force the fulfillment of racial quotas d. the American government attempting to create procedural equality e. the American government attempting to create substantive equality
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