A researcher considers herself to be a behavior analyst. She does research on the psychology of learning, using both human and animal participants. It is most likely that this researcher believes that
a. there are few consistent regularities underlying the behavior of animals.
b. the laws of learning are universal, occurring in all types of animal species, including humans.
c. humans are different from other animal species and are governed by a unique set of learning laws.
d. there is a small overlap in the laws of learning that applies to both humans and nonhuman animals.
Answer: b. the laws of learning are universal, occurring in all types of animal species, including humans.
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