What has been the long-term effect of Andrew Wakefield's fabricated results suggesting a cause for autism?

A. Laypeople more greatly accept scientific results.
B. Scientists have stopped looking for causes for autism.
C. There have been outbreaks of eliminated diseases such as measles.
D. Vaccination rates have increased.


Answer: C

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Some psychologists believe that truly exceptional creativity, such as that of Edison, Freud, Mozart, or Picasso, requires a rare combination of

a. high intelligence, extroversion, and neurosis. b. high intelligence, introversion, and being socially inept. c. psychosis, intuition, and perseverance. d. thinking skills, personality, and a supportive social environment.

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Which of the following is an example of Thorndike's law of effect?

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