Meredith is a doctor whose patients are participants in a research study testing a new cholesterol medication. Neither Meredith nor her patients knows whether the patients are receiving the new experimental drug or a placebo. This is an example of:
a. a confounding variable
b. random assignment
c. a double-blind experiment
d. a single-blind experiment
C
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In her research, Professor Marrs is following a set of rules and guidelines to determine cause-and-effect relationships. What is Professor Marrs doing?
A. she's conducting an experiment B. Professor Marrs is calculating a correlation coefficient C. she's using a standardized test D. conducting research in a naturalistic setting
Altered states of consciousness include:
What will be an ideal response?
A four-year-old child who ambitiously seeks to discover his environment and its expectations of him, would be in Erikson’s stage of ____.?
a. ?autonomy vs. shame and doubt b. ?industry vs. inferiority c. ?initiative vs. guilt d. ?trust vs. mistrust
Which of the following is true of the categorical approach to diagnosis?
a. It doesn't accurately reflect the true nature of most diagnostic constructs. b. It makes it more difficult for people to earn a diagnosis and obtain treatment. c. It makes it less likely that clinicians will "fudge" when assigning a diagnosis. d. It makes it less likely that treatment-seekers will be stigmatized.