The average person's skin is about ________
a) 10 square feet in size
b) 20 square feet in size
c) 30 square feet in size
d) 40 square feet in size
ANS: b
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Karen is a graduate student in psychology and proposes to use Milgram's procedure to study whether men or women are more likely to exhibit obedience. MOST likely, her faculty advisor will tell her
a. people today are too sophisticated to believe the deception Milgram used. b. people today are more likely to simply refuse to participate in the study at all. c. it is an excellent choice for a research project. d. modern ethical guidelines would probably not permit the study to be conducted.
Regarding thirst, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Thirst is strongly affected by learning and cultural values. b. Some nomadic peoples of the Sahara Desert prize blood as a beverage because of its saltiness. c. If you were to take a drug that made your mouth constantly wet, your water intake would decrease. d. In lab tests, animals greatly preferred drinking saltwater after the salt levels in their bodies were lowered.
Ion pumps differ from ion channels in that
A. they allow different types of ions to cross the neural membrane. B. pumps respond to ligands and drugs, whereas channels respond to the electrical environment in their immediate vicinity. C. channels require energy to operate, whereas pumps do not. D. pumps require energy to function, whereas channels do not.
Violations of scientific integrity include
A. using animals in research, misusing research funds, and deceiving participants in a research project. B. fabricating data, reporting only the data that support the researcher's expectations, and failure to acknowledge people who contributed significantly to the research. C. plagiarism, selective reporting of research findings, and using number of scientific publications to make decisions about professional advancement. D. all of these