Imagine That You Are Interested in Studying the Biological Basis

question 56

Essay

Imagine that you are interested in studying the biological basis of smell in the brain, and that you couldn't use a mammal as an animal model system. What animal would you choose and why? Would you necessarily need an animal with a brain similar to ours? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Master Narrative

A covering story or fantasy that explains a group more readily or attracts more believers than other fantasies available to group members.

Group Members

Group members refer to individuals who belong to a specific collective or team, each potentially contributing diverse perspectives and skills towards achieving common goals.

Dramatistic Pentad

Kenneth Burke’s core questions of act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose for analysis of motives.

Symbolic Convergence

The condition of group members being in agreement on the organizational symbolism or stories that unite them.