The specificity and pattern theories of pain both assume that pain is ______.

A. a physiological phenomenon
B. detected by receptors geared especially for pain
C. determined primarily by the intensity of stimulation
D. mainly psychological


A. a physiological phenomenon

Psychology

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a. the Pearson correlation b. the Spearman correlation c. the point-biserial correlation d. the phi-coefficient

Psychology

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a. normal people can be taught to use one hemisphere at a time. b. most people use the right hemisphere more often than the left hemisphere. c. only creative people can use both hemispheres simultaneously. d. the activities of both hemispheres of the brain combine to produce most behaviors.

Psychology

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a. "whole" c. "parts" b. "perception" d. "background"

Psychology