Dr. Nolen wants to know the effects of removing portions of one's hippocampus on long-term memory, in the hopes of one day finding a cure for patients with Alzheimer's disease
The subjects for his study are most likely to be
A) humans.
Incorrect. Although it would probably be most useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to conduct this research on human beings, there is no ethical way this could be occur.
B) nonhuman animals.
C) robots.
D) insects.
Answer: B
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a. cooperative learning b. independent study c. rote memorization d. multichoice testing
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a) Children spend significantly more and more time with their parents. b) Parents still remain the major influence in their children's lives. c) Siblings have very little important influence, neither good nor bad, on children. d) Peer relationships are more influential than family relationships.