Which of the following statements concerning the use of animals in research is correct?
A. There are no ethical guidelines when it comes to animals.
B. There are rules that prevent the killing of animals.
C. Animals must be treated in a humane way that minimizes their discomfort.
D. New ethical guidelines prevent the use of primates in psychological research.
Answer: C
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If environment affects intelligence, you should predict that the IQs of children who stay in understaffed orphanages will
a. gradually decline as they grow older. b. show the normal increases with development. c. start out low but gradually increase as they reach puberty. d. be fairly normal until they reach puberty, when there will be a sharp decline.
Liz has brown hair, brown eyes, and dark skin. These traits are part of her phenotype.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In neurocognitive disorders, ____
a. social and psychological factors play no role b. brain dysfunctions cause problems with thinking processes, memory, consciousness, and perception c. there may be symptoms of brain pathology, but no organic cause is assumed d. psychological factors cause the brain to malfunction
In Tinbergen's study of mating in stickleback fish, the female triggers the male courtship ritual. She would be called the:
a. social releaser b. appetitive behavior c. action specific energy d. innate releasing mechanism