Exam 4: The Methods and Ethics of Research

Surgically removing part of the frontal lobe in one group of rats and comparing their behavior to the behavior of rats in a group that did not receive surgery is an example of a(n) ______ study.

Which of the following is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique?

Which of the following is an advantage of optogenetic techniques over electrical stimulation techniques?

Animal researchers have used ______ to get around the problem that adoption studies cannot completely control for the influence of the prenatal or early postnatal environment.

What is one reason why scientists use animals rather than humans in their research?

Joshua is designing an EEG study to examine how brain activity changes in response to a picture of a familiar versus novel face. In order to ensure that he can detect the brain response from the noise, what should Joshua do?

What has been the long-term effect of Andrew Wakefield's fabricated results suggesting a cause for autism?

Which of the following is true of knockout mice?

Why have some researchers been cautious about interpreting the results of brain scans, particularly fMRI?

When conducting research with Spanish-speaking participants, it is often necessary to first provide a description of the study purpose in Spanish. What ethical principle of research does this relate to?

While right-to-life advocates are primarily concerned with the embryo destruction that occurs while harvesting embryonic stem cells, scientists are primarily concerned about ______.

A microelectrode can be used to ______ neurons.

What legal protections against unethical use of genetic information currently exist in 17 states in the United States?

Which of the following is an advantage of fMRI as a brain imaging technique?

What ethical issue occurred in Ax's study of human emotions?

Dr. Patel wants to determine which neurochemicals are released in the brains of rats following social defeat. What instrument should Dr. Patel use in the brain to answer this research question?

The brain can be experimentally stimulated with light.

A cannula can be used to ______ stimulate the brain.

What distinguishes science from other human practices?

While Candace Pert originally used the autoradiography method to identify opiate receptors, she could have also used the ______ method.