Milgram's famous studies of obedience to authority were motivated by which historical event?
a. The Holocaust
b. The fall of Communism
c. The return of soldiers from Desert Storm
d. The Great Depression
A
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Which term describes the adolescent belief that death can't happen to them, leading adolescents to get involved in risky behavior?
A. delusions B. immaturity C. personal fable D. selective perception
The primary difference between the research of Sheriff (1936) and Asch (1951) is that
a. Sheriff was able to demonstrate conformity, whereas Asch was not. b. Asch was able to demonstrate conformity, whereas Sheriff was not. c. Sheriff relied on an ambiguous task, whereas Asch used an unambiguous task. d. Asch relied on an ambiguous task, whereas Sheriff used an unambiguous task.
You are a 21st century sexuality researcher concerned about the sustainability of your work. What is likely the most effective strategy moving forward?
a. Encourage pharmaceutical companies to fill the void in financial support caused by decreased federal funding for research. b. Quietly conduct your research on normal, healthy sexuality, using minimal research funds and not over-publicizing any controversial findings. c. Collaborate with researchers across multiple disciplines to gain government funding for sex research and network with them to share resources and knowledge. d. Collaborate with members of the Traditional Values Coalition to obtain funding from the federal government.
A statistical estimate of the standard deviation one would obtain from the distribution of an infinite number of estimates of the difference between the means of two groups is the ____
a. standard error of the difference b. estimated error c. regression coefficient d. correction factor