A pharmaceutical company wishes to test the efficacy of a new antidepressant using a double-blind procedure. Which alternative correctly describes the procedure the company would use?
What will be an ideal response?
The research assistants would not know which participants were receiving the new drug and which were receiving an inert pill. Also, each patient would not know which type of pill he or she was taking.
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Lisa and Jenny are both 14 years old. Lisa's parents are very busy with their careers and, while providing the material necessities, give her little of their time. Jenny's mother has trouble supporting the two of them with her job, but they are very close and spend all their free time together. Regarding the social support offered by the parents of these two girls, it is probable that:
A. Jenny benefits more from social support B. Lisa benefits more from social support, because two parents provide a larger social grouping than one C. both would have about the same social support from their families D. both girls would have to go outside the family for the majority of their social support
Briefly describe the function of the id in human behavior
What will be an ideal response?
A high school teacher hears reports of cyberbullying among her students, but can't police their online behavior outside of school hours. Based on your understanding of cyberbullying research, what could she do in the classroom to reduce this behavior?
A. Remind students of their in-group identities so they realize that cyberbullying makes their whole group look bad. B. Show a movie in which a person engages in cyberbullying and is cyberbullied back by friends of the victim. C. Engage students in a virtual reality simulation that shows them what it feels like to be cyberbullied. D. Explain the potentially severe negative consequences to victims of cyberbullying.
Plea bargaining has been practiced in the United States since the ___________ and it lately has threatened to put the trial system out of business.
A. early 19th century B. early 20th century C. middle of the 20th century D. middle of the 19th century