Question

One of the main hormones released during scary and thrilling activities is dopamine, and it turns out some individuals may get more of a kick from this

dopamine response than others do. Basically, some people's brains lack what Zald describes as "brakes" on the dopamine release and re-uptake in the
brain.
Which of the following best describes Dr. Kerr's use of words in this excerpt?
A. She uses scientific terms such as dopamine to impress readers with her knowledge.
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B. She uses the conversational phrase "get more of a kick from" to show that she is familiar with popular culture.
C.
She uses scientific terms such as dopamine for precision but a simple comparison to "brakes" to help readers understand.
D
She uses vivid adjectives such as scary and thrilling to help persuade readers that her topic is of interest to them.

Answer 1

C.

She uses scientific terms such as dopamine for precision but a simple comparison to "brakes" to help readers understand.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is true for Dr. Kerr going by her choice of words in the description. Despite the fact that she is discussing a medical situation, she did it in such a way, that the medical words were used in-order to maintain its professional description while still using common phrase to pass the message across to the lay people who may not be conversant with the medical term she mentioned.

In this way, she balanced her excerpts between the educated and non-educated audience without losing the idea of what she is talking about.