Calhoun's Studies with Rats Imply That High Density Causes Pathological

question 22

Multiple Choice

Calhoun's studies with rats imply that high density causes pathological behaviors. Evans et al.'s demographic study showed

• A) that overcrowding causes psychological symptoms in humans.
• B) that overcrowding does not cause psychological symptoms in humans.
• C) there is a correlation between density and psychological symptoms.
• D) there is no correlation between density and psychological symptoms.

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