Animal research is critically important for the study of variables that can't be _____ ethically in human subjects

a) controlled
b) manipulated
c) randomized
d) bias-free

Answer: b

Psychology

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Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

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When asked to name the most likely persons to die in drunk driving accidents, most people will say "innocent victims." When asked for the likely outcome in cases in which people plead "not guilty by reason of insanity,"

most people will point to cases like John Hinckley and say that the plea is successful. In both examples, the responses are wrong. What general principle leads us to make such errors? a) confirmation bias b) divergent thinking c) availability heuristic d) representativeness heuristic

Psychology