In One Study, Participants Were Exposed to Negative Information About

question 137

Multiple Choice

In one study, participants were exposed to negative information about their favorite Presidential candidate. Results indicate that brain areas associated with ______ were more active.

• A) logical thinking
• B) ignoring or suppressing information
• C) emotional reactivity
• D) linguistic processing

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