A researcher is interested in making a cross-species comparison of the effect of a stimulant drug on motor activity. She plans to administer the drug to both rats and humans and to track the total distance traveled during the 60 minutes following the
injection. In conducting this experiment, what is the researcher most likely to do?
a. She will likely administer a higher dose of the drug to the humans.
b. She will likely perform mathematical calculations to determine the amount of drug required in order to reach similar bodily concentrations in the rats as in the humans.
c. She will likely consider differences in metabolic rate and body composition between rats and humans.
d. She will likely account for differences in body size (and leg length) between rats and humans.
e. She will likely do all of the above.
Answer: E
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