An Experimenter Uses the Bogus Pipeline Because He or She

question 52

Multiple Choice

An experimenter uses the bogus pipeline because he or she wants to:

• A) make the participant feel more comfortable.
• B) increase the likelihood that the participant will report his or her true attitudes.
• C) help the participant access implicit attitudes.
• D) decrease reactance.

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Definitions:

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging procedure that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

BOLD Signal

Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signal, a measure used in functional MRI to observe brain activity through changes in blood flow.

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returning carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

CT Scan

a medical imaging procedure that combines a series of X-ray measurements from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of the body.