Consider the ethical dilemmas associated with testing a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder in children. What challenges might researchers face when developing the control group for this study?
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers would have to ensure that subjects for the control group are randomly assigned. If the subjects are participating in this study, then they are in need of treatment. The experimental treatment might even be a "last hope" for some of the subjects. Further complicating the issue is the fact that all subjects are minors. Therefore, it is imperative for the researchers to ensure that each subject has an equal chance of being assigned to the experimental or control group.
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Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) appears to be a promising treatment for which of the following psychological disorders?
a. schizophrenia and depression b. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism c. autism and schizophrenia d. depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
When an animal learns that a particular stimulus occurs just prior to another event, what process has occurred?
A. sensitization B. habituation C. classical conditioning D. extinction
As a young single mother, Dameka is concerned about the effects of sending her six-week-old child to day care, but she has to go to work. Which of the following is most likely to result in an insecure attachment between Dameka and her baby? A day-care center that
A. is insensitive to each individual baby's needs. B. allows the moms to come in and out, disrupting the day. C. encourages independence in the children. D. strongly promotes academic success and achievement.
Memory that lasts a few seconds is to __________ as memory that lasts minutes is to __________.
A. long-term memory; sensory memory B. short-term memory; sensory memory C. sensory memory; short-term memory D. sensory memory; long-term memory