Dr. Winstell is interested in studying prejudice, and devises a study in which Caucasian participants are led to believe that they are chatting electronically with an African-American participant
In reality, the participants are responding to another Caucasian participant, and she discloses this information to all participants at the end of the study. Dr. Winstell has used ________ in her study.
a. informed consent
b. deception
c. replication
d. cross-cultural research
Answer: B
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A. uninvolved parenting B. authoritarian parenting C. permissive parenting D. authoritative parenting
When you feel full after eating a big meal, it is likely that your stomach ____.?
a. ?is contracting enough to inhibit further eating b. ?has sent information to your brain about the calories in the food you have eaten c. ?has sent dopamine neurotransmitters to your brain to contribute to that feeling d. ?is reflexively causing you to feel less hungry, without the brain’s involvement
A patient in a mental hospital continually acts in accord with his delusion that space invaders are threatening him. When staff members pay attention to this delusion, it increases in frequency
What is the best technique to reduce the delusion and replace it with appropriate talk? a) Extinguish the delusion by ignoring it. b) Reinforce rational speech by paying attention to it. c) Ask the patient to explain the history of the delusion. d) Ignore the delusion and pay attention to rational speech.
Which of the following was one of the "treatments" used to help those with mental illnesses in centuries past?
a. Hanging them b. Drowning them c. Sending them off on a "therapeutic respite" d. Giving them time away from work