What suggested that a woman in a vegetative state was conscious?

a. She turned toward the voices of familiar people but not unfamiliar people.
b. Part of her brain responded to the instruction, "imagine playing tennis.".
c. She occasionally smiled or frowned while music was playing.
d. Painful stimuli caused an increase in her body temperature.


b

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a. showed the same risk for schizophrenia as those adopted into dysfunctional families - genes were the most important factor. b. showed higher risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - they had trouble fitting in with the family. c. showed lower risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - a good environment may protect people with genetic vulnerabilities from developing schizophrenia. d. showed lower risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - the environment causes people to develop schizophrenia, not genes.

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In the context of Roy Baumeister's concept of identity crises, which of the following is a characteristic of an identity conflict?

A. It occurs when a person discards old values and gets curious about other belief systems. B. It involves an incompatibility between two or more aspects of identity. C. It requires people to search for new beliefs, values, and goals. D. It is associated with feelings of emptiness and uncertainty due to a lack of inner foundation.

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Kim is having trouble remembering her old phone number even though she had that number for ten years

It seems that her current phone number that she has had for two years is keeping her from remembering her old phone number. This is called a. proactive interference. b. retroactive interference. c. memory decay. d. suppression.

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The use of smokeless tobacco

A) ?carries about the same risks for lung cancer as does cigarette smoking. B) ?carries about the same risks for heart disease as does cigarette smoking. C) ?is similar to cigarette smoking in onset, use, social influences, and quit attempts. D) ?is similar to cigarette smoking in terms of user gender and age and quit attempts.

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