Explain the significance of sham lesions.
What will be an ideal response?
In the sham-lesion procedure, stereotaxic surgery is used to place an electrode or cannula into the brain without passing damaging current or making a microinjection. Comparison of the lesion group with that of the sham-lesion group allows for the determination of the lesion effect apart from that of the anesthesia/surgical procedure.
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According to Wundt, ____ has/have "to do with objective masses, forces, and energies" while ____ has/have "to do with subjective values and ends."?
a. ?psychical measurements; physical measurements b. ?creative synthesis; the law of psychic resultants c. ?the law of psychic resultants; creative synthesis d. ?physical measurements; psychical measurements e. ?None of the choices are correct.
Discuss an advantage and a disadvantage of conducting research using naturalistic observation.
What will be an ideal response?
In order to discover the extent to which education can be used to predict political preferences, researchers are most likely to engage in:
a. correlational research. b. naturalistic observation. c. the case study approach. d. experimental research.
A common feature of autism spectrum disorder across the range of functioning is the inability to _____
a) see things from someone else's perspective. b) speak. c) focus on just one thing. d) control verbal outbursts.