After seeing ads for a new pain-relief ointment, you try it and find that it seems to work. What other explanation is possible for the decrease in your pain?
What will be an ideal response?
The relief you feel may be due at least in part to a placebo effect, which has reduced activity in the pain matrix of your brain or has led to increased production of endorphins.
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A. Hispanic B. Eastern C. African D. Western
According to existential therapy, choosing the present, or status quo, ultimately results in feelings of ________, while choosing the future results in __________
a. security; anxiety b. security; satisfaction c. guilt; satisfaction d. guilt; anxiety
A technique that is often used to determine whether or not a stimulus has been perceived by the brain is
A. the analysis of evoked potentials. B. the recording of electrical activity from the brain during surgery. C. PET. D. MRI.
Rape involves _____, while sexual assault involves _____
a) penetration; any unwanted sexual activity. b) force; lack of consent. c) threats; a vulnerable person. d) penetration; sexual contact by force or without consent.