Brain & Behavior
An Introduction to Biological Psychology
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
Questions that apply to this article:
- What is the effect of testosterone on the functioning of the heart and circulatory system?
- What is metabolic syndrome?
- Can and should testosterone be supplemented for men with low levels of testosterone?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- What is a meta-analysis?
- How did the authors select the studies that they included in their analysis?
- The established view within psychology is that women will prefer different characteristics in their partner, depending on whether they are in the fertile or non-fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. Did this study support that previous view?
- What are the strengths of performing a meta-analysis? What are the weaknesses?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? What is the difference between structural MRI and diffusion MRI?
- Describe some of the differences between men’s and women’s brains in terms of how the regions are connected.
- Is it important that there are differences in the way regions of men’s and women’s brains are connected or in the way they function?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- Define multitasking and provide some examples of how you have either done it or seen it done today.
- In what ways do men and women differ in their ability to multitask?
- Was the experimental procedure used a valid way to assess multitasking ability? What would you do differently, if it was your experiment?