What advantage do PET scans and fMRI have over CAT scans and MRI?
What will be an ideal response?
CAT scans and MRI can show the anatomy of the brain, but not how it works. PET scans
and fMRI allow us to measure blood flow to different parts of the brain so that we can see which
parts of the brain are most active when a person is performing different types of tasks.
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Which term summarizes the notion that the abuse and neglect that children suffer predispose them as adults to abuse and neglect their own children?
A. psychological maltreatment B. victim-aggression theory C. cycle of violence hypothesis D. parent-child cycle
Anna believes that if she does not perform perfectly in all her courses that her family and friends will not love her anymore, while Ricky stays angry because life is not the way he wants it to be and feels that he is constantly being treated unfairly by everyone he meets. These two people are exhibiting the core ideas that underlie
a. irrational beliefs. b. unconscious drives. c. the loss of meaningfulness. d. learned helplessness.
Transforming data to ______ provides a way of locating a score in a standardized distribution.
A. p value B. รก level C. z score D. t score
The first hominin brain probably developed about _________ million years ago
a. 700 b. 250 c. 10 d. 7