Which of the following is not an ethical concern associated with the practice of genetic counseling?
a. Will expectant mothers feel coerced into using these technological advances simply because they are available?
b. Should doctors face legal problems if they do not offer genetic screening in situations where such information can be useful?
c. Should employers use the results of genetic screening tests to decide whether to hire on the basis of increased health risks?
d. Should HMOs pay for expensive prenatal screening tests when the parents have already undergone genetic screening themselves?
D
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a. the longest hair. b. mid-length hair. c. the shortest hair. d. either extremely long or extremely short hair.
Buster runs an experiment in which she finds that participants placed in a good mood by a happy film clip are more likely to offer help to a fellow participant than participants who see a sad film clip. Bob suggests that perhaps this difference simply results from the fact that the participants in the happy film clip condition were more helpful people to begin with. What methodological aspect of
a successful experiment can Buster point to in order to refute this criticism? a. external validity b. random selection c. random assignment d. manipulation
The oldest childhood vaccine is that of
diphtheria. tetanus. measles. polio.
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A. independent variable B. quasi-independent variable C. dependent variable D. individual variable