DrChalmers Is Learning About the Brain by Studying a Patient

question 249

Multiple Choice

Dr.Chalmers is learning about the brain by studying a patient of his who has suffered damage to the hippocampus.What is a drawback of using this technique to learn about brain function?

• A) The location of brain activity cannot be pinpointed precisely.
• B) It only tells us when a brain area is needed, not what the brain area does.
• C) It is impossible to establish cause and effect.
• D) It requires that the patients consume a radioactive substance.

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Definitions:

Input

Resources such as labor, materials, and capital that are used in the production process to create goods or services.

Returns To Scale

The speed at which production levels rise in reaction to an equal rise in all resources, including labor and capital.

Marginal Product

The extra output or benefit received from using one additional unit of a resource.

Factor X

A term used to denote an unknown or unspecified factor in various contexts, such as productivity, growth, or other economic models.