Your Textbook Describes Two Major Studies Examining Brain Activity During

question 45

Multiple Choice

Your textbook describes two major studies examining brain activity during different emotions, one by Vytal and Hamann (2010) , and one by Lindquist and colleagues (2012) . Which of the following accurately describes an important methodological difference between the two analyses?

• A) One was a single, very large study with many participants; the other was a meta-analysis of smaller, previously published studies.
• B) One study asked whether specific brain structures were more active during one emotion than during other emotions; the other study asked whether patterns of activity across the whole brain differed across emotions.
• C) One study used electroencephalography (EEG) methods; the other used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods.
• D) None of the above accurately characterizes a difference between the two studies.

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