The participants selected to take part in an experiment are called the __________ and must represent those to whom the results will be generalized

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Psychology

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What did Calhoun mean by "the behavioral sink?"

A. The shape of the experimental setting was like that of a sink (round with slanted walls), forcing rats to associate more than they normally would in the middle. B. The degree of abnormal behavior among the high-density rats was so extreme that it seemed like a sinkhole or pit of ever-degenerating behavior C. The rats in the high-density group failed to carry out their usual cleaning and hygiene behaviors. D. The rats' behaviors represented a new low in the treatment of animal research subjects.

Psychology

Of the following, which would be the BEST example of active euthanasia?

a. disconnecting a patient's ventilator b. opting not to perform CPR on a person in cardiac arrest c. administering a shot of a medication designed to stop someone's heart d. withholding food from a patient in a persistent vegetative state

Psychology

Marco has been running each afternoon trying to beat his college's record for the 400 meter sprint. Despite all his practicing, he hasn't been able to come in under his usual time

There's a big fan turnout for the track meet on Saturday against the rival school and Marco not only beats the old record, but far surpasses it. Marco's behavior illustrates A) social facilitation. B) social compensation. C) social loafing. D) the bystander effect.

Psychology

Blood vessels and axons forming the optic nerve enter and exit the eye at the

A. optic disk. B. macula. C. fovea. D. temporal retina.

Psychology