When people fake their own medical problems in order to gain attention and sympathy from medical professionals, they would be diagnosed with
a. Munchausen syndrome.
b. Prader-Willi syndrome.
c. Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
d. a conversion disorder.
ANSWER: a
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a. 4,000 b. 40,000 c. 400,000 d. 4,000,000
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A. Neither model explains the factors that divert someone's attention. B. Both models contend that attention is subject to a bottleneck. C. Neither model is taken seriously among modern experts. D. Both models contend that each person's attention is limited.
In the case of ______, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the burden of proof in
determining competency lies with the defendant. a. Walters v. Indiana c. Lawrence v. Rhode Island b. Washington v. Oregon d. Medina v. California