Palsgraf V

question 15

True/False

Palsgraf v.Long Island Railroad Co.addressed the issue of furnishing alcohol to minors.

Analyze the reasons and outcomes of significant protests and acts of civil disobedience.

Understand the response of government authorities to social movements and protests.

Recognize the role of environmental awareness and actions taken towards conservation.

Understand the importance and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court decisions during the 1960s.

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Definitions:

Placebo Control Group

In a therapy outcome study, group of people whose treatment is an inactive substance (to compare with the effects of a drug) or a nontheory-based therapy providing social support (to compare with the effects of psychotherapy).

Ethical Problem

A situation that requires a person to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical).

Withholding Treatment

The ethical and medical decision not to administer a specific medical treatment to a patient, often under circumstances where the treatment will not improve quality of life or extend it in a meaningful way.

Demand Characteristics

Factors in an experiment that suggest to participants how the experimenter would like them to behave.