Results from a Recent FMRI Study Replicated Asch's Line Judgment

question 167

Multiple Choice

Results from a recent fMRI study replicated Asch's line judgment study.The results of the fMRI suggest that when participants judged line lengths and stated a correct answer when the others around them unanimously stated an incorrect answer,the area of the brain that was active was

• A)the visual cortex,which senses and perceives visual input.
• B)the amygdala,which is associated with negative emotions.
• C)the hippocampus: an area associated with trauma.
• D)the right cingular gyrus: an area associated with pain detection.

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