In a Well-Known Experiment on Crowding, Calhoun (1962) Found That

question 19

Multiple Choice

In a well-known experiment on crowding, Calhoun (1962) found that a growing population of rats crammed into a single room caused ______.

• A) a decrease in rat packs
• B) a behavioral sink
• C) an unpredicatable level of noise
• D) greater self-control among rats

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