In the context of psychological research, if an animal's life must be terminated, then the APA standards indicate that
a. the researcher must find an alternative avenue of research, as this outcome is never
acceptable.
b. the researcher should find a computer model that mimics the life processes, as ending a
creature's life is unacceptable.
c. the researcher should proceed rapidly in ending the animal's life, with an effort made to
minimize pain.
d. the researcher should administer a lethal overdose of morphine as the acceptable
technique in ending the animal's life.
c
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Harumi attends a training session at which she learns a great deal, and she does well on a post-training test. However, when she attempts to apply her learning to the job, she finds that she cannot do so effectively. In this case, the training demonstrated good results on the _____ criterion and poor results on the _____ criterion.
A) learning; behavioral B) reaction; learning C) reaction; results D) behavioral; results
Suppose researchers identify a genetic disorder that has negative consequences if the gene is inherited from the mother, but no consequences at all if it is inherited from the father. According to the text, this situation would be:
a. impossible b. an example of gene imprinting c. an example of a sex-linked trait d. an example of an autosomal disorder