Which of the following statements about signing and American Sign Language (ASL) is FALSE?
a. Both speech and signing follow similar universal language patterns.
b. ASL is understood by all those who use other gestural sign languages.
c. Signing children pass through the same stages of language development at about the same age as speaking children do.
d. The same brain areas become active when a person speaks or signs.
ANSWER: b
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Each of the following is a common ethical guideline mandated by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT ___________________
a) data remain confidential b) volunteers must willingly give informed consent prior to participating c) participants cannot be subjected to any physically or emotionally painful stimuli d) deception must be justified
Professor Wagner is explaining to his participants the purpose behind the experiment they just participated in, along with a general description of the results. He is engaging in what aspect of a research study?
a) debriefing b) informed consent c) ethical considerations d) correlation