A Patient Is Given 5

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient is given 5.00 mL of a medication that contains 0.0012 g of active ingredient per mL. To determine the amount of active ingredient administered, the product of the two numbers is calculated (5.00 mL  0.0012 g/mL) . Using significant figures, what is this product?

• A) 0.006 g
• B) 0.0060 g
• C) 0.00600 g
• D) 6.00 g
• E) 0 g

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experimental environment that suggest to participants what behavior is expected, desired, or appropriate, potentially influencing their responses.

Experimenter Cues

Unintentional signals or behaviors from a researcher that can influence the responses or actions of participants in a study.

Random Assignment

The process of allocating subjects randomly to experimental and control groups in a study to ensure that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, thus reducing bias.

Correlational Studies

Studies in which the investigator analyzes the relationships among variables that were in place before the study, without manipulating those variables.