In a study described in the critical thinking box titled "is hypnosis a special state of consciousness? " in the text hypnotized volunteers were instructed to look at a photograph of colored rectangles and mentally "drain" the color out of the photograph so they would perceive only shades of gray. when they did as directed what did pet scan images reveal about their brain activity?

In the described study "is hypnosis a special state of consciousness?" in the text hypnotized volunteers were instructed to look at a photograph of colored rectangles and mentally "drain" the color out of the photograph so they would perceive only shades of gray. Some brain zones stopped working because they were induced to be inhibited. So the PET scan revealed that the activity in these brain zones stopped.

Explanation:Hypnosis is an induced state of mind in which the subject under hypnosis will perform the tasks the hypnotist instructs him or her. In this case, we know indirectly that the purpose of the Hypnotists conducting the study was to make the subjects to watch an image composed of color structures and that they hypnotized them to drain the color of those images to see what happened in their brains. First of all the elaboration of the text is pretty bad because we only receive indirect glimpses of what could be happening so they need to fix it. Then, they don't really state purposes, just leave us to create assumptions, which is extremely bad. But the answer is that the brain zones creased activity and that is why the PET scan showed them decreasing in color.

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clearcutting reproduces a new even-aged stand by completely removing the mature stand.

clearcutting as a silvicultural treatment has several characteristics:

it causes a sudden environmental change

it removes the seed source from the regeneration area

the configuration of the clearcut may affect seed dispersal

it begins a new rotation

it will eliminate some pests that require forest cover

overall, it temporarily removes the forest cover, transforming the forest community and environment.

clearcutting followed by artificial (seeded or planted) regeneration has several advantages:

we can avoid delay in restocking the site

we can introduce a selected species, seed source, and genotype

we can control arrangement and spacing

we can achieve uniformity in the new stand

we can overcome the problems associated with securing sufficient natural regeneration.

the shelterwood method involves the removal of most of the mature stand at the end of the rotation, but a portion of the mature stand is left standing.   the shelterwood method serves three basic purposes:

to prepare the stand for production of abundant seed

to modify the environment in a way that promotes germination and survival of the selected species

to build up the amount and size of advance regeneration to ensure the prompt restocking of the new stand following overstory removal.

the shelterwood method involves a sequence of 3 cuttings:

preparatory cuttings: make the seed trees more vigorous and set the stage for regeneration. see our thinning page for more information.

establishment/seed cuttings: open up enough vacant growing space to allow establishment of the new regeneration.

removal cuttings: uncover the new crop to allow it to fill the growing space.

the residual trees in the shelterwood must:

be sturdy and windfirm

be able to survive exposure

flower and reproduce seed

be the best trees of the mature stand

keep in mind that the shelter trees must not occupy the entire site.   a void must be created in order to make room for the new regeneration. the amount of shelter to leave will depend on the following factors:

species characteristics (seeding and shelter requirements)

the number of cuttings in the cutting sequence (1, 2, or 3)

landowner objectives

the size of the area to be regenerated

the final removal harvest level required to be profitable

the shelter must be removed before it impedes the growth of the new stand or threatens its survival.