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A tie is placed around a carotid artery and then pulled to partially constrict the vessel. Constriction of the carotid artery would most likely result in which set of physiological changes? A tie is placed around a carotid artery and then pulled to partially constrict the vessel. Constriction of the carotid artery would most likely result in which set of physiological changes?


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Positron Emission Tomography

A functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption.

Neurofeedback

a type of biofeedback that focuses on providing real-time feedback on brainwave activity to train the brain for better function.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior.

Successive Approximations

The process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly closer to the target behavior, commonly used in operant conditioning.

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