Dr.LeCap is taking brain scans of people while they do simple cognitive tasks.He notices that the event-related potential ERP) waves of 20 participants occurred significantly faster than the waves of the other 50 participants.Dr.LeCap could conclude from this finding that the 20 people with faster ERP waves are likely to be, on average, than the 50 people with the slower waves.
A)more intelligent
B)more highly motivated
C)working harder and more intelligent
D)more highly motivated and working harder

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The speed of ERP waves is related to neuron firing speed, which has been found to be positively correlated with intelligence. Therefore, individuals with faster ERP waves are likely to be more intelligent than those with slower waves. The other options (B, C, D) are not supported by the information given and are speculative.

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