Dr. Furrer studies infants. She carefully explains her research to parents and has them sign a document giving her permission to work with the infants. Why is this necessary?
A. Infants are not capable of receiving informed consent.
B. Infants are particularly susceptible to deception.
C. Infants cannot use their right to withdraw.
D. Infants are not mentally prepared for a proper debriefing.
Answer: A
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a. control group. b. partial correlational group. c. unmanipulated group. d. experimental treatment group.
Who is known as the father of American psychology?
A) Edward Titchener B) William James C)John B. Watson D) B. F. Skinner
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a) there is informed consent b) research is more important than people c) it may be necessary for the experiment to work d) it is not that harmful
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A) sons tend to be more intimate than with their daughters. B) daughters tend to be more intimate than with their sons. C) sons and daughters tend to be equally intimate. D) daughters tend to stress independence and cognitive growth, rather than emotional closeness.