Your neighbor tells you, "I'm concerned about vaccinating my children. I understand that scientists haveproved that childhood vaccines cause autism.". What response to your neighbor is most accurate?
a. "Actually, no one has ever studied this thoroughly, so no one really knows.".
b. "Not really; well-designed studies have been done, and the research does not support a link between vaccines and autism.".
c. "Not exactly; it seems that autism is caused by an equation of environmental conditions, with childhood vaccines being one of the many variables involved.".
d. "You are right; double-blind research has shown that autism is caused by vaccines.".
B
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A. empathy B. trust C. self-awareness D. negotiation
Too many self-deceptions can be a bad thing.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Typical speech has an intensity of about _________ dB, whereas legal deafness is defined as occurring when speech sounds lower than _________ dB cannot be heard
a. 40; 65 b. 60; 82 c. 82; 100 d. 102; 120
Dr. Noyd conducted an experiment to determine whether talking to a psychiatrist made depressed people less depressed. He randomly divided participants who scored highly on a depressive inventory into two groups. Group A talked over their problems with a psychiatrist while Group B did nothing. He found that Group A showed significantly more improvement in their depression than did Group B. In Dr. Noyd's experiment, the experimental group refers to
A. the differences observed whether or not therapy was received. B. the people who talked over their problems. C. the scores on the depressive inventory. D. the random assignment.