What bias does the famous study involving the teachers and supposedly gifted students demonstrate? (Remember, in this study teachers were told that some students were gifted and some were not, when in fact there was no truth to this information) a. egocentric bias
b. spotlight effect
c. first instinct fallacy
d. confirmation bias

Calvin is a 12-year-old boy. due to pressure from his friends, he has started consuming certain toxic materials that are addictive and harmful. calvin is a victim of what type of abuse? a. sexual b. substance c. physical d. emotional

You isolate an infectious substance capable of causing disease in plants, but you do not know whether the infectious agent is a bacterium, virus, viroid, or prion. you have four methods at your disposal to analyze the substance and determine the nature of the infectious agent. i. treat the substance with enzymes that destroy all nucleic acids and then determine whether the substance is still infectious. ii. microscope. iii. culture the substance on nutritive medium, away from any plant cells. iv. treat the sample with proteases that digest all proteins and then determining whether the substance is still infectious. if you already know that the infectious agent was either bacterial or viral, which method(s) listed above would allow you to distinguish between these two possibilities? a) ib) iic) ii or iiid) iv

You are assessing an 86-year-old postoperative patient who has an unexpressive, stoic demeanor. when you enter the room, the patient is curled into the fetal position and your assessment reveals that his vital signs are elevated and he is diaphoretic. you ask the patient what his pain level is on a 0-to-10 scale that you explained to the patient prior to surgery. the patient indicates a pain level of “three or so.” you review your pain-management orders and find that all medications are ordered prn. how would you treat this patient's pain?