Few U.S. doctors are specially trained in
A) handling patients with AIDS.
B) managing pain in chronically ill and dying people.
C) gerontology.
D) thanatology.
B
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A. reactivity; unobtrusive observation B. observer bias; "blind" subjects C. demand characteristics; "blind" observers D. all of these
A manager of a large department store tries to avoid hiring people over the age of 65 because he believes that they cannot handle the strain and take a very long time to learn the job. The belief of the manager is known as:
A) contextualism. B) socialization. C) ageism. D) dysthmia.
The loss of bladder or bowel control is called a. impotence
b. immobility. c. incontinence. d. impertinence.
The electroencephalograph is a method of:
A) brain imaging that passes a narrow X-ray beam through the head and measures the structures that reflect the beams from various angles. B) detecting brain waves by means of measuring the current between electrodes placed on the scalp. C) using the Karvonen technique to monitor abnormal heartbeats in a person. D) detecting heartbeats by means of measuring the current between electrodes placed in one's hands.