Studies on the lasting effects of infant deprivation and sensitive periods are conducted
A) using parent volunteers who are not fully informed about the purpose of the research.
B) in naturally occurring environments, such as orphanages.
C) in highly-controlled, laboratory settings.
D) in low-income, single-parent households only.
B
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a. is not appropriate. b. requires an additional calculation. c. is more likely to be significant than a one-tailed test. d. is automatic.
Heritability for schizophrenia ranges from 60% to 90%.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In a memory study, researchers have participants study a list of words, and then tell them it was the wrong list and that they should forget it. This deception is meant to see how effectively participants can forget something they have already studied
If the researchers plan to debrief the participants afterward, would this design meet the standards of an ethical study? a. No, it is not okay to mislead individuals during the course of a study. b. Yes, given that the participants are not at risk and that they will be debriefed, this seems to be an ethical study. c. No, because the researchers should not debrief the participants—it will simply cause them to become angry. d. Yes, because participants fully understood all aspects of the study.
Kinsey and his colleagues (1948) suggested that using a category such as "homosexual" was as helpful as talking about homosexual behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false