Consider the ethical implications of studies like the Asch conformity study and the Stanford prison study. After the studies were done and the participants were debriefed (told the true purpose of the study), the people had to live with their choices-some of which were not particularly positive. Should studies like this be allowed, given the potential risks to the participants? Would you want to be confronted with the knowledge that you are capable of negative behaviors, given the right circumstances?
What will be an ideal response?
varies
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a. representing objects on the basis of metaphors. b. comparing two things based on similarities. c. comparing two things based on differences. d. combining two or more concepts into one. e. expanding familiar concepts into new ones.
What percentage of undergraduates are women?
A. 46% B. 56% C. 66% D. 76%
A logical conclusion from the information presented in the textbook regarding ethnicity and alcohol would be that ____
a. ?ethnic groups which experience facial flushing from drinking alcohol are more likely to become abusers of alcohol b. ?the ethnic differences that exist in the consumption of alcohol in the United States are primarily due to genetic differences c. ?the ethnic differences that exist in the consumption of alcohol in the United States are not primarily due to genetic differences d. ?there are no significant differences in the consumption of alcohol across ethnic groups in the U.S.
Which of the following does a developmental psychologist not try to integrate in the study of child and adolescent development?
a. infanticide c. a sociocultural perspective b. developmental contextualism d. evolutionary theory