Dr. Schultze conducts research on the effects of a new drug on obsessive-compulsive disorder. In his study, neither Schultze nor the participants knows who is receiving the active drug and who is receiving the placebo. This example describes
a. random sampling.
b. a double-blind study. c. a single-blind study. d. a control factor.
e. a social desirability bias.
b
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Psychological disorders are:
A) predictable responses to specific events. B) sometimes associated with faulty perception or interpretation of reality. C) certain dangerous behaviors that are acceptable in society. D) considered normal and do not cause personal distress.
What describes the role of genes in increased risk for obesity?
a. There are as many as 100 genes. b. There are as many as 3 genes. c. There are as many as 500 genes. d. There is no evidence that there are obesity genes.
Information about pain is processed by the _________ nuclei of the thalamus
a. ventral posterior and intralaminar b. ventral posterior and lateral geniculate c. intralaminar and medial geniculate d. medial dorsal and ventral posterior
One might argue that the stop and frisk procedures used in New York City violate the principle of equality and rely on profiling, as 52% of stops between 2004 and 2009 were of __________________ and 30% were of __________________
A. African Americans; Caucasians B. Hispanics; Caucasians C. African Americans; Caucasians D. African Americans; Hispanics