What Recent Advances Have Helped Scientists to Better Understand the Functions

question 62

Multiple Choice

What recent advances have helped scientists to better understand the functions of the brain?

• A) better nutrition and greater access to improved medications
• B) improved therapeutic techniques and methods
• C) improved scanning and brain imaging tools
• D) better access to psychiatric patients for research

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Definitions:

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and self-restraint, often occurring in group settings that foster anonymity.

Social Facilitation

When the mere presence of others improves performance.

Group Polarization

The phenomenon by which a group's prevailing attitudes or beliefs become more extreme following group discussions, as members tend to support more extreme positions.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.