Based on the "Thinking Critically" Section in the Textbook, We

question 45

Multiple Choice

Based on the "Thinking Critically" section in the textbook, we know that fMRI technology

• A)directly measures brain activity.
• B)can reveal the brain areas that are active when a person experiences an emotion.
• C)can detect any neuronal activity, even if increases and decreases of activity in the same region cancel each other out.
• D)is not very susceptible to experimenter bias because the images are difficult to misinterpret.

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