Rather Than Go Out to Eat by Yourself, You Decide

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Essay

Rather than go out to eat by yourself, you decide to stay at home and fix dinner for yourself and your two roommates. Your roommates applaud your decision. Your first roommate tells you that your decision to eat at home has no opportunity cost because you already have all the dinner ingredients in your pantry. Is this roommate's comment correct?

Understand the principles and applications of various brain imaging techniques.

Identify the brain structures involved in specific cognitive and physiological functions.

Understand the effects of neurotransmitters and how drugs influence brain activity.

Recognize the association between brain regions and specific psychological disorders or symptoms.

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Definitions:

Motivating

The act of stimulating interest or enthusiasm in someone to inspire them to take action or continue performing a task.

Critical Reflection

The process of critically examining and evaluating one's beliefs, decisions, and actions in order to learn from them and improve future practice.

Metacognitive Skills

The ability to understand, analyze, and regulate one's own learning and thinking processes.

Mindfulness

A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.