Which Statement About Most Psychological Experiments Using Nonhuman Animals Is

question 181

Multiple Choice

Which statement about most psychological experiments using nonhuman animals is correct?

• A) Animals are given intense, repeated, inescapable shocks in many experiments.
• B) Extreme pain and stress are inflicted in attempts to drive the animals insane.
• C) The research leads to no useful discoveries.
• D) The research is regulated by animal care committees.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Generalization

The process of applying the response to a specific stimulus to similar stimuli.