In the Tuskegee syphilis study
a. participants were informed of the nature of their disease
b. participants were treated with penicillin when it became available in the mid-1940s
c. participants included African-American farmers in Alabama at different economic levels
d. while treatments were initially suspended when results were unimpressive, study of the progress of the disease continued until participants died
e. the study itself was halted before it was exposed by the press (p, 123)
D
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a. One of the two groups must have greater variability. b. The researchers probably selected biased samples. c. The two genders probably differ in their skill on this task. d. The researchers' findings are consistent with the results of other studies, where there are substantial gender differences on cognitive tasks.
The hippocampus is involved with:
A. receiving sensory information B. putting memories into permanent storage C. regulating sexual behavior D. controlling the secretion of hormones
Endorphins are similar in chemical structure to which drug?
a. Cocaine b. Amphetamines c. Caffeine d. Alcohol e. Heroin
Lyla is completing a self-report measure of personality. It has 24 scales related to personality disorders and also measures problems like depression and substance abuse. Lyla is probably completing the
a. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III. b. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – 2. c. Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire – 4. d. Wechsler Scale.