Studies using animals should follow the ethical guideline of 'deprivation and aversive stimuli'. The study by Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping) followed this ethical guideline.
Explain one feature of this study that ensured the chimpanzees were not exposed to deprivation/aversive stimuli.

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This question tests Research Methods in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 2 marks.

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This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3 (9990_w21_qp_23.pdf).

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Studies using animals should follow the ethical guideline of 'deprivation and aversive stimuli'. The study by Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping) followed this ethical guideline.
Explain one feature of this study that ensured the chimpanzees were not exposed to deprivation/aversive stimuli.

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Studies using animals should follow the ethical guideline of 'deprivation and aversive stimuli'. The study by Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping) followed this ethical guideline. Explain one feature of this study that ensured the chimpanzees were not exposed to deprivation/aversive stimuli.

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