In an experiment, three groups of participants were given epinephrine shots. one group was informed about the effects of the shot, one group was uninformed about the effects, and the third group was misinformed about the effects. a fourth group was the control - they were not given the epinephrine shot. when placed in a room with a happy confederate, participants in the group were most likely to engage in the happy acts.

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject. a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher. wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners. acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.

Provide an example of how you have successfully taken into account individual differences in dealing with people. in what way did your approach make a difference in the outcome of the interaction with that person?

When a explodes, radioactive material is dispersed. understanding terrorism: select the best answer from the choices provided. a. germ bomb b. dirty bomb c. chemical explosive d. commercial airplane