A cocaine user in confronted by his former college roommate, who is shocked to observe some significant changes in his old friend. he is no sullen and suspicious instead of outgoing and curious. The roommate suggests the addict seek help. during conversation the addict becomes uncharacteristically suspicious and aggressive, accusing his friend of wanting him out of the way so that he can take all of his money. later that evening the addict inhales a large amount of cocaine and begins to have difficulty breathing. although the roommate calls an ambulance, the addict continues in respiratory distress and starts having convulsions and dies of cardiac arrest.
1. with what you understand about the functions of the brain, list 3 brain areas that could be ivolved with the behaviors/experiences of the cocaine addict. be specific about which areas.
2. Pick one of these relationships and state it as a clearly written hypothesis.
3. design and describe a study, using rats as subjects, in which you might be able to test your hypothesis. use and identify all of the following terms appropriately in your discussion: Population, sample, sample size, random selection, random assignment, independent variable, dependent variable, operational definition of the Dependent variable, institutional review board, 2 ethical guidelines, experimental group, control group, double-blind procedure, and experimenter bias.
4. discuss whether evidence from a study with rats could generalize to human behavior. explain your answer.