Animals are used in psychology experiments because:
a. it may be unethical or illegal to use humans.
b. underlying mechanisms of behavior are similar across species and may be easier to study in animals.
c. psychologists are interested in animals for their own sake.
d. all of these
D
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a. decrease the rate of apoptosis. b. alter the functioning of the amygdala. c. affect the transmission of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex. d. alter GABA activity.
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