A researcher asks individuals to participate in an experiment that causes arm muscle strain. The participants are instructed to use a provided muscle rub after the activity. To evaluate the effectiveness of the muscle rub, one group gets a rub with active ingredients to reduce pain whereas the other group gets a(n) ____________ without active ingredients.
A. pharmacokinetic
B. endogenous ointment
C. treatment
D. placebo
Answer: D
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b. his family life is stable. c. he has ever attempted suicide. d. he avoids socialization.
Regarding the prefrontal lobotomy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Some prefrontal lobotomies produced calming effects, while others produces no change. b. Some prefrontal lobotomies turned some patients into mental "vegetables.". c. Prefrontal lobotomies are reversible procedures. d. Prefrontal lobotomies involved surgically disconnecting the frontal lobes from other brain areas.
Studies of the relationship between heredity and personalityin infancyhave focused on the
__________ of infants. a. physical abilities b. sociableness c. temperament d. gender e. intelligence
According to Rice and Dolgin, the most unhappy homosexual individuals are those who:
A) are not able to accept their orientation. B) come out of the closet too early. C) have heterosexual parents. D) have heterosexual siblings.