What Has Brain Imaging Research Revealed About Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

question 45

Multiple Choice

What has brain imaging research revealed about cognitive-behavioural therapy?

• A)Psychosocial factors such as therapy can affect neurotransmitter activity.
• B)Drugs are the most essential means to alter faulty neurotransmitter circuits.
• C)Neurotransmitters affect how people feel and act.
• D)Neurotransmitters are a result of how people feel and act, not a cause.

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Definitions:

Time Inconsistency

The phenomenon where a person's preferences change over time, such that what is preferred in the future is inconsistent with what is preferred now, often leading to planning and decision-making challenges.

Behavioral Economists

Researchers who study the psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social factors that affect the economic decisions of individuals and institutions.

Endowment Effect

A cognitive bias where individuals value an owned object higher than its market value simply because they own it.

Anchoring Effect

A cognitive bias in decision-making where individuals rely too heavily on the first piece of information (the "anchor") offered when making decisions.