Dr. Nolen wants to know the effects of removing portions of one's hippocampus on long-term memory, in the hopes of one day finding a cure for patients with Alzheimer's disease. The participants for his study are most likely to be:
a) humans.
b) animals.
c) robots.
d) insects.
ANS: B, Some research cannot ethically be conducted on humans, so nonhuman animals (most often mice or rats) are used instead.
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