What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?
a. Each patient receives both the drug being tested and a placebo, so that the effects of the drug can be compared to the effects of the patient's expectations.
b. While the patient is aware to what treatment he or she is receiving, his or her family, friends, and therapist are not.
c. Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo.
d. Two conditions are used, a treatment and a placebo.
c. Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo.
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Margaret is a kindergarten teacher. She has a student who behaves in a very passive manner. The student is overly compliant, misses class often, and has difficulty concentrating. The student is very hesitant to engage with peers and watches everything that goes on as if he is on alert. What should Margaret do?
A. Margaret should report the student's behavior to the local child welfare agency because the child is showing signs of child maltreatment. B. Margaret should not say anything because the child might become more withdrawn and nervous. C. Margaret should report her concerns regarding the student to her principal because the child is showing signs of a learning disorder. D. Margaret should call the student's parents and report her concerns.
To investigate long-lasting effects of an independent variable with a single individual, you should use a:
a. reversal design. b. multiple baseline design. c. multielement design. d. naturalistic design.
Which forms of therapy tend to work with well-educated, verbal, and highly motivated clients?
a. social skills training c. aversive conditioning b. psychodynamic and client-centered d. classical conditioning
Competent children are to the ____________________ parenting style as incompetent children
are to the ____________ parenting style. a. authoritative; neglecting b. authoritarian; permissive c. permissive; neglecting d. authoritative; authoritarian