Compare and contrast lesioning and electrical stimulation of the brain
What will be an ideal response?
Both are methods of studying brain function; both involve the introduction of electric current into a specific brain structure via an implanted electrode. Lesioning uses a fairly strong electric current to destroy brain tissue, thus eliminating the relevant behavior from the subject's repertoire. Since lesioning produces permanent brain damage, it is employed with animal subjects only. Electrical stimulation of the brain introduces a weak current to artificially stimulate a brain structure and produce a behavioral response. It does not permanently damage the brain and so, under certain medical circumstances, may be used with humans; however, the technique is more frequently applied to animals.
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Briefly describe the difference between field-dependent and field-independent people
What will be an ideal response?
Removing the SD, arranging abolishing operations, and increasing response effort are ways to:
a. make a behavior less likely b. make a behavior more likely c. both of these d. none of these