When Researchers Performed an FMRI on Participants Looking at Pictures

question 59

Multiple Choice

When researchers performed an fMRI on participants looking at pictures of someone they were in love with, they found that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and caudate nucleus were activated, and that they were more strongly activated the more intensely participants indicated that they loved the person in the photo. These particular areas of the brain are associated with the __________.

• A) release of serotonin
• B) release of dopamine
• C) experience of physical arousal
• D) onset of puberty

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive Industry

Refers to a market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing the excess over the opportunity cost.

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, identical products, and free entry and exit, leading to price-taking behavior.

Nonprice Competition

Competition based on distinguishing one’s product by means of product differentiation and then advertising the distinguished product to consumers.