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Your authors make a distinction between correlational neural methods and causal neural methods. Briefly state the basis for this distinction.
 
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Briefly state the difference between cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Correlational neural methods (e.g., MRI) associate a brain location with a function. Causal neural methods (e.g., lesion) allow for a causal connection between a brain area and function.

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Answer: Cognitive psychology focuses on information processing while cognitive neuroscience focuses on the brain and the different parts of the brain involved in information processing.





 

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