L2：
1. What is the lecture mainly about?
A controversial study that was conducted using fMRIs
A recent discovery about a structure in the brain
Contrasting theories on personality development in humans
The role of fMRIs in psychological research
2. Why are standard medical MRIs less useful in neuroscience than fMRIs?
They do not create three-dimensional images of the brain.
They produce less clear images.
They produce images which reveal only brain structures.
They provide only black-and-white images.
3. What does the professor imply about questionnaires used in traditional research methods?
They are useful despite being somewhat unreliable.
They may soon become an outdated method.
They are more economical than other research methods.
They are confusing to most subjects.
4. According to the professor, what question might the experiment involving the amygdala help to answer?
Whether human personality changes over time
Where different neurobiological processes are taking place
What role emotions play in personality development
Why fear and anger are such strong emotions
5. Why does the professor compare brain maps to geographical maps?
To describe one way th at the brain processes spatial information
To explain why traditional research methods are still important
To mention that neuroscience has rapidly changed the study of personality
To clarify the origin of the term “brain mapping”
6. What is the professor’s opinion about personality neuroscience?
It is very promising for the study of memory.
Its tools are insufficient for long-term study.
She does not know much about it to give an opinion.
Its research methods are less reliable than some scientists believe.
