In the study on nurses' obedience, a man who identified himself as a doctor ordered nurses to give twice the maximum acceptable dosage of a drug to a patient. The results of the study demonstrated that
A) the nurses obeyed this order only when they were given the order in person.
B) the nurses obeyed this order only when they knew the doctor.
C) the nurses relied on their judgment and did not obey the order despite the authority of the doctor.
D) the vast majority of the nurses obeyed this order.
Answer: D
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a. ?denial b. ?sublimation c. ?repression d. ?reaction formation
Children who are rewarded materially for altruistic behaviors by their parents typically
a. develop generous habits that persist for many years. b. are more altruistic than children whose altruism is reinforced verbally. c. cease their altruism when rewards later are withdrawn. d. are repelled by the offer of tangible rewards.
The cross-sectional design is
A) rarely used in developmental research because data collection often takes years to complete. B) often affected by selective attrition, practice effects, and changes in the field. C) an efficient strategy for describing age-related trends. D) an efficient strategy for studying individual differences in development.
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