When a person agrees to participate in an experiment in full awareness of the nature of the experiment, which has been provided prior to their participation, the participant has provided
a. a cover story.
b. informed consent.
c. deception.
d. a debriefing.
Answer: B
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Dr. Guspierre, a mental health professional, finds that the most useful definition of abnormal behavior is statistical frequency. Is she typical of other mental health professionals?
A. No-most find the maladaptive behavior approach most useful. B. No-most find the social norm approach most useful. C. No-most find the psychoanalytic approach most useful. D. Yes-she is very typical of most mental health professionals.
By age 4,
A) the brain increases from 40 percent of its adult weight to 60 percent. B) many parts of the cerebral cortex have overproduced synapses. C) energy consumption of most cortical regions diminishes to adult levels. D) synaptic pruning slows or ends.
The diagnostic criteria for mental retardation include an assessment of adaptive functioning because an IQ score is:
A. not a measure of intelligence B. an insufficient measure of impairment C. is not adjusted statistically for people of different ages D. score is always highly inaccurate
The fact that it is easier to recall items at the beginning and end of a list of unrelated items is known as the __________.
A. phi phenomenon B. implicit memory effect C. serial position effect D. sequestering effect