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What did brain imaging studies help shift intelligence research away from?
What did brain imaging studies help shift intelligence research away from?
- Psychometric approaches (correct)
- Controversies about brain characteristics
- PET scans of the brain
- Neuroscientific perspectives
What technology was used in the early 1970s to investigate brain function indirectly?
What technology was used in the early 1970s to investigate brain function indirectly?
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- EEG recordings from scalp electrodes (correct)
- MRI scans of the brain
- Blood and urine analysis
What accumulates in brain areas working the hardest in PET scans?
What accumulates in brain areas working the hardest in PET scans?
- Neurotransmitters
- Electrical activity
- PET scanning dye
- Radioactive glucose (correct)
What did PET scans show in the living brain?
What did PET scans show in the living brain?
What is one of the even more amazing imaging technologies mentioned in the lecture?
What is one of the even more amazing imaging technologies mentioned in the lecture?
What did brain researchers use to measure the electrical activity of the brain in the early 1970s?
What did brain researchers use to measure the electrical activity of the brain in the early 1970s?
What does a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan show?
What does a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan show?
What is the main limitation of a PET scan compared to a CAT scan?
What is the main limitation of a PET scan compared to a CAT scan?
When did the first PET scanners become available?
When did the first PET scanners become available?
What hypothesis of intelligence was proposed based on the PET study in 1988?
What hypothesis of intelligence was proposed based on the PET study in 1988?
What did the PET study of learning in the early 1990s involve?
What did the PET study of learning in the early 1990s involve?
What was one of the main findings of the PET study of intelligence in 1988?
What was one of the main findings of the PET study of intelligence in 1988?
What did researchers propose about higher intelligence based on the PET study in 1988?
What did researchers propose about higher intelligence based on the PET study in 1988?
What did researchers attempt to understand after the surprising finding in 1988?
What did researchers attempt to understand after the surprising finding in 1988?
What is one of the main limitations of a CAT scan compared to a PET scan?
What is one of the main limitations of a CAT scan compared to a PET scan?
What can a PET scan show depending on what the brain is doing?
What can a PET scan show depending on what the brain is doing?
