Select the statement below that is FALSE regarding the use of placebos in psychological research.
A) Both adults and children have the same responses to placebo interventions.
B) The use of placebos with children generates special concerns.
C) Children may not understand the concept of a placebo.
D) Children's reports may be biased based on their belief that they took a pill that should have an effect.
Question 2Which of the following questions has been disallowed on adolescent research protocols in certain school districts because of a concern over suggestibility, thus denying the principle of justice?
A) Do your parents support your educational efforts?
B) Have you ever thought about suicide?
C) Do you think abortion should be legal?
D) Have you ever been charged with a crime?
Question 3The first line of treatment for oppositional defiant disorder is
A) medication.
B) inpatient hospitalization.
C) education-based intervention programs.
D) psychosocial interventions.
Question 4Health-promotion programs that are designed for people who have an increased risk for health problems are known as
A) healthy start programs.
B) secondary prevention.
C) primary prevention.
D) primary intervention.
Question 5Mental engagement is _____ associated with the age of onset of neurocognitive disorders.
A) negatively
B) minimally
C) not
D) positively
Question 6Ideally, a sample is described as what?
a. Random
b. Representative
c. Generalizable
d. Demographically pure
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