The basic premise of ethical considerations in psychological experimentation is:

a. not to break the law.
b. seek knowledge that improves the quality of life.
c. not to harm the subject.
d. adequately test the hypothesis.


C

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During which phase of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle do men and women first

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Psychology

Keenan, McCutcheon, Freund, Gallup, Sanders, & Pascual-Leone (1999) investigated self-recognition by showing a "face movie" in which the participant's face gradually morphed into that of a celebrity

Participants were instructed to respond at the point where the morph seemed to resemble their face more than the celebrity's. Responses were faster when made with the ______ hand, indicating a _____ hemisphere advantage in self-recognition. a) left; left b) left; right c) right; right d) right; left

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