DrLeCap Is Taking Brain Scans of People While They Do

question 155

Multiple Choice

Dr.LeCap is taking brain scans of people while they do simple cognitive tasks.He notices that the event-related potential (ERP) waves of 20 participants occurred significantly faster than the waves of the other 50 participants.Dr.LeCap could conclude from this finding that the 20 people with faster ERP waves were _____ than the 50 people with the slower waves.

• A) more intelligent
• B) more highly motivated
• C) working harder and more intelligent
• D) more highly motivated and working harder

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Definitions:

Brook Farm

A 19th-century Utopian experiment in communal living in Massachusetts, established to promote cooperation and educational opportunities, reflecting Transcendentalist principles.

Oneida

Utopian community founded in 1848; the perfectionist religious group practiced “complex marriage” under leader John Humphrey Noyes.

Zoar

was a communal society established in 1817 by German separatists in Ohio, known for its unique religious beliefs and communal living practices.

New Harmony

A utopian community founded by Robert Owen in 1825 in Indiana, USA, intended as an experiment in communal living and social reform.