If a Researcher Is Interested in Studying the Effects of Administering

question 50

Multiple Choice

If a researcher is interested in studying the effects of administering different dosages of cocaine on rats, then they are MOST likely going to be concerned with ________.

• A) the Food and Drug Administration
• B) the state police
• C) Narcotics Anonymous
• D) guidelines for the ethical care of nonhuman animals

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned through association with a stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus, gradually induces a conditioned response.

Aplysia

A genus of sea slugs that are often used in neurological research due to their simple, large nerve cells.