Neuroscience has been used to help reduce people's prison sentences, as:
a) Neurologists give good testimony about the way the brain does or does not control impulses
b) Providing jurors with visual evidence (i.e., brain scans) helps them understand that there is an underlying problem with the person's brain
c) Most jurors do not understand science, but due to social desirability agree with the evidence presented
d) Neuroscience does not help reduce people's sentences – it is inadmissible in court
b
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a. are sensitive to almost the entire range of electromagnetic energy. b. can hear sounds that are two octaves beyond the range of bats. c. are one of the few species that can see ultraviolet light. d. can see a candle flame on a clear, dark night from 30 miles away.
Human sentences may contain abstract ideas embedded in other ideas. That is, human sentences may involve a process called:
a) recursion. b) semantics. c) aphasia. d) pragmatics.
Andrea, age 45, has developed a sense of hopelessness over her terminal illness, and she especially mourns the approaching separation from her friends and family. Andrea's reaction is best considered to be an example of which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying?
a. denial b. anger c. bargaining d. depression
According to the article It All Adds Up about ethnic differences in school performance, which ethnic group is most likely to have peers who support academic goals?
(a) Asian American (b) African American (c) Hispanic (d) Caucasian