If You Were a Physician Examining the Brain Wave Activity

question 61

Multiple Choice

If you were a physician examining the brain wave activity of alcoholics,non-problem drinkers,and their children,you would likely find that

• A)sons and daughters of alcoholics show smaller P300 amplitudes than children of non- alcoholic fathers.
• B)sons of alcoholic fathers show higher than normal rates of theta waves.
• C)sons of alcoholic fathers show higher than normal rates of alpha waves.
• D)sons and daughters of alcoholics show larger P300 amplitudes than children of non- alcoholic fathers.
• E)sons of alcoholic fathers have lower than normal rates of beta waves.

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Variance

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Standard Deviation

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