Researchers Fritsch and Hitzig found support for the idea that specific functions are localized to discrete parts of the cortex in an experiment using electrical stimulation of a dog's brain. More specifically, they found __ systematic relationship between the portion of the cortex stimulated and specific ________.
A)a; movements
B)a; vocalizations
C)no; movements
D)no; vocalizations

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Fritsch and Hitzig found a systematic relationship between the portion of the cortex stimulated and specific movements. Thus, option A is correct. Option B is incorrect as there is no evidence of vocalization being tested or observed in the experiment. Options C and D are also incorrect as the researchers did find a systematic relationship between stimulation and specific functions (in this case, movements).

Researchers Fritsch and Hitzig Found Support for the Idea That