Psychologists Using Psychological Challenge Studies Examine Brain Functioning Through PET

question 2

Multiple Choice

Psychologists using psychological challenge studies examine brain functioning through PET scans of people affected by a disorder and of those not affected by it. For obsessive-compulsive disorder studies, this technique would

• A) question participants in order to activate certain portions of the brain.
• B) measure differences in response times for object recognition.
• C) present subjects with contaminated objects and note differences in brain activity.
• D) engage participants in storytelling in order to identify underactivated brain areas.

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