The Focus on Neuroscience Box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication

question 57

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication" features a research study involving PET scans of people with major depressive disorder before they received treatment. As compared to the control participants, who did not have depressive symptoms, the individuals with major depressive disorder had:

• A) lower levels of brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, the caudate nucleus, and the thalamus.
• B) higher levels of brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, the caudate nucleus, and the thalamus.
• C) lower levels of brain activity throughout the brain.
• D) lower levels of activity in limbic system regions but not in other areas of the brain.

Compute total amounts across various practical contexts (e.g., agricultural plots, travel distances, jewelry making).

Change fractions to higher terms respecting given denominators.

Apply knowledge of fractions to solve real-world problems (e.g., cooking, crafts, construction).

Understand relationships between addition and subtraction operations in different contexts.

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