Sophie is playing volleyball. As she is about to spike the ball over the net, another player on her team accidentally collides with her, and Sophie hits her head against one of the metal poles that holds up the net. Sophie loses consciousness for a few seconds and, in a daze, she walks to the bench to sit down. Although she has a headache for a couple of weeks, she suffers no other effects from
the blow. Sophie has experienced what type of brain injury?
a. a contusion c. a laceration
b. a concussion d. a cerebrovascular accident
B
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a. subjected to the stereotype that males are better at math than females. b. not interested in perfectionism. c. very relaxed about taking tests. d. given messages by their mothers that math is a field in which girls can excel.
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a. it is an oversimplification. b. it is based on single cases and testimonials. c. the experience is not repeatable. d. correlation does not mean causation.
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a. emotion focused coping c. Type D behavior b. Type B d. an internal locus of control