A student decides to steal a book from the library. It's just one book and there are
plenty. He or she tells other students and the idea catches on. Soon there are no books in
the library. This is an example of
(a) the prisoner's dilemma
(b) the tragedy of the commons
(c) dissonance theory
(d) social facilitation in the negative domain
(e) tit for tat
B
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b. They will avoid using painful procedures, unless they will directly benefit the animal. c. They are working to replace all animal experimentation with computer simulations. d. They use animals only if the potential benefits to humans outweigh the costs to the animals.
What is most likely indicated by a mucus discharge in the last month of pregnancy?
A. The plug protecting the cervix has dislodged. B. The amniotic sac has burst. C. The end of the first stage of childbirth. D. Prostaglandins are being released.
Dr. Anderson is researching motor skill development in identical and fraternal twin infants. What would his hypothesis be based on what we know about motor skill development?
A. Fraternal twins will share more similarities in the timing and pace of motor development than identical twins. B. Both identical and fraternal twins will share the same similarities in the timing and pace of motor development. C. Twins will be no more likely to be similar in the timing and pace of motor development than siblings spaced apart in age. D. Identical twins will share more similarities in the timing and pace of motor development than fraternal twins.
A neuropsychologist may perform a lesion analysis to determine what brain functions have been damaged. More specifically, the neuropsychologist will attempt to discover what abilities in a complex mental task have become
A. reversed. B. dissociated. C. internalized. D. externalized.