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Questions below will be based on the following: A researcher was interested in discovering whether attitude changes can be more effectively brought about when persons are made to feel part of the decision making process. A group of women was selected and randomly assigned to one of two groups, one group being placed in a large lecture hall, and the other in a small discussion-group setting. In the lecture setting, a speaker exhorted the women to use less expensive cuts of meat, whereas in the small-group setting a different group leader, although raising the same issues as the lecture had, also encouraged the subjects to participate in the discussion and offer suggestions, Several weeks later both groups of women were checked at home to determine whether they were indeed using the meat cuts which had been urged. Only 3% of the lecture group members had the meat cuts, whereas 32% of the discussion group members had the meat cuts. The difference was clearly significant.
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Definitions:

Nervous System

The nervous system is the part of an organism that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

Brain Structures

Brain structures refer to the various parts of the brain, each with specific functions, including regions such as the cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, and various nuclei and pathways.

Imprinting

A form of rapid learning occurring at a particular life stage, where an organism forms attachments or establishes a behavioral pattern, typically irreversible.

Neurotrophic Factors

A group of proteins crucial for neuron development, survival, and operation within the nervous system.