Billy Bob is a participant in a study investigating the effectiveness of Ritalin in treating ADHD. Billy Bob has ADHD, but is in a group that received sugar pills instead of Ritalin. Billy Bob is in the __________ group
a) experimental
b) random
c) control
d) observational
c Explanation: Participants in the control group do not get the independent variable, which
in this case is Ritalin.
Psychology
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a) talking cure therapy would not be an appropriate treatment for someone with hysteria. b) schizophrenia was caused by the self-poisoning of brain cells as a result of abnormal body metabolism. c) hysteria was caused by degenerative brain changes. d) hysteria was a form of self-hypnosis.
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The person most associated with research on locus of control is
A) Petrie. B) Witkin. C) Goleman. D) Rotter.
Psychology