Which of the following statements is true about the Human Genome Project?
A. The project revealed we have over 100,000 functioning genes.
B. An international version of the project was able to identify what most of the genes actually do in the body.
C. The project showed that only about 3% of our DNA sequence encodes for proteins.
D. It was used to identify the gene for Huntington's disease.
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements regarding prejudice is FALSE?
a. Social psychologists have found a disparity between what people say about their racial attitudes and their response to racial cues. b. Prejudice and discrimination usually increase during times of high unemployment. c. Prejudice consists of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components. d. Stereotypes and prejudice are equally likely to be negative or positive. e. Prejudice is acquired in the same way that other attitudes are learned.
Which term describes the ability to test whether a hypothesis can be disproved?
A. single-blind procedure B. double-blind procedure C. false dichotomy D. falsification
According to the author of your text, the two cardinal sins of research are ______.
A. deception and fabrication B. deception and plagiarism C. fabrication and plagiarism D. lack of informed consent and deception
The saying "birds of a feather flock together" best reflects
a. informational support. b. prefigurative cultures. c. correlational research. d. selective association.