In Libet's studies of people's awareness of the intention to move their
hands, he also measured electrical activity in the brain, prior to the
movement. This electrical activity was termed the
a. readiness potential.
b. lateralized potential.
c. consciousness barrier.
d. top hat illusion.
e. Ebbinghaus illusion.
a. readiness potential.
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a. ?psychodynamic b. ?cognitive c. ?behavioral d. ?relational
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a. French; memory b. Spanish; improve c. Greek; remember d. Hebrew; trick e. Arabic; method
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