Which of the following descriptions of different imaging and stimulation techniques refers to functional MRI (fMRI) testing?

Karine has an anxiety disorder, which causes her to have panic attacks. When she has a panic attack, her heart rate increases, and she often feels the need to escape the environment she is in. What specific part of the nervous system is activated when Karine has a panic attack?

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In the 1940’s and 1950’s, clinicians relied on observations of behavior as definitive evidence that prefrontal lobotomy was an effective treatment for schizophrenia and other severe disorders. But this was later found to be not true by scientists using controlled studies on the effectiveness of prefrontal lobotomy. This historical example demonstrates that _____________.

Vanessa enrolls in a sleep-assisted learning program to learn Spanish. Based on the textbook, what will likely happen:

Which of the following statements demonstrates the ultimate attribution error?

The parents of a 3-year-old girl say that she is having dreams about growing old with Alzheimer’s, as well as dreams about failing the SAT. These dreams would be in direct opposition to the arguments of the ­­­­­­____________ theory of dreams, and therefore the anecdotal evidence should be reviewed with healthy skepticism.

Peter’s soccer team is playing in the state championship. Peter is so focused on winning that when he sprained his ankle he didn’t feel any pain until after the game. Peter’s experience can be explained by ______.

Hazel is making a dessert that requires carefully heating a marshmallow (type of candy) on an open campfire. He carefully removes the candy from the flames of the campfire as soon as he notices the color of the candy changes from light gray to darker tan. Hazel’s sensory processing best fits which of the following concepts _______.