What is the name for the new field of study that researches the relationship among the brain, immune system, and psychological factors with regard to stress-related events?
a) Psychosocial medicine
b) Interpersonal relationship development
c) Neuropsychology
d) Psychoneuroimmunology
Answer: d
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a. Tom, a copy machine operator b. Suzanne, an analyst c. Moe, a typist d. Ursula, a janitor
Which of the following is a possible explanation for the remarkable abilities displayed by individuals with savant syndrome?
a. Those with savant syndrome suffer from a familial intellectual disability, which results in a pseudo-giftedness regarding these extraordinary abilities. b. Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the X chromosome. c. Savant syndrome is caused by a mutation on the 21st chromosome. d. Those with savant syndrome have suffered damage to the left hemisphere, which freed them from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts.
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What will be an ideal response?