While conducting an experiment on alcohol tolerance, Dr. Guff solicits his participants at the door to Skam's (a local drinking and social establishment). When he publishes his findings (that people are extremely tolerant to the effects of alcohol), Dr. Guff's research will likely be criticized because ____.?
a. ?there are too many dependent variables
b. ?he used a double-blind design
c. ?the sample is biased
d. ?there is no placebo
ANSWER:
c
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a. a chronic disease. b. an acute disease c. a slow death disease. d. both a and c above. e. none of the above.
Children born with a noticeable genetic defect (e.g., harelip) are changed by the defect and by the reactions of others who notice it. This is a(n) ____ genotype/environment correlation
a. active (niche-building) b. recessive c. passive d. evocative
Most people have a preference for foods with a high fat content (e.g., red meat, cheese, cream). From an evolutionary perspective, what does this suggest?
A) Modern humans should eat a diet rich in high fat food. B) All animals prefer a diet high fat diet. C) At some point in our evolutionary history, seeking out high fat foods was adaptive. D) Early humans were mostly vegetarians.
Cognitive dissonance theory was developed by ________
a. Festinger b. Kelley c. Hall d. Milgram