________ allows an experimenter to determine whether a lesion in a rat brain produced a specific behavioral effect.
A) sham-lesion control group
B) pseudo-control group
C) aspiration device
D) cooling electrode
E) microdialysis probe

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A sham-lesion control group is used to rule out the possibility that the behavioral effects of a lesion are due to factors other than the specific brain region being targeted. This group is given an identical surgical procedure to the experimental group, but without the actual brain damage. By comparing the behavior of the two groups, the experimenter can determine whether the lesion produced the desired effect.

________ Allows an Experimenter to Determine Whether a Lesion in a Rat