Bell Is Given First Name Credit on the Bell-Magendie Law

question 38

Multiple Choice

Bell is given first name credit on the Bell-Magendie law because:

• A)he conducted and published the research for a wide audience first
• B)he did all of the research and Magendie just confirmed what he had found
• C)he conducted the research and distributed it to friends via a pamphlet
• D)Magendie actually should have been given full credit for the law

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Definitions:

Depressants

Substances that reduce the activity of the central nervous system, often used to induce calmness or sleep.

Stimulants

Substances that increase alertness, attention, and energy by elevating the heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration.

Double-Blind Procedure

An experimental procedure in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, used to prevent bias in research results.

Placebo

An inert or non-active treatment given to a participant in an experiment, used to measure the effect of the treatment being tested.