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appyboo

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Why are animals used in certain experiments instead of human subjects?
 
  A) psychologists are ultimately interested in animals
  B) it is less work to experiment on animals
  C) some experiments can not be conducted on humans
  D) the maintenance of ethical restraints does not apply to nonhuman subjects

Question 2

In the case study in your text which describes an experiment by Paul (1966), what
  might account for the result indicating that the group who received a valid insight therapy
  showed less improvement, compared to the group who received an
 
  ineffective, sugar pill?
  A) Experimenter bias
  B) Control group bias
  C) Placebo effect
  D) Double blind effect


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ErinKing

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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appyboo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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