Schizophrenia exists in the same form with no noted variation in symptomatology in virtually every culture that has been available for study

Alicia is talking on her cell phone to her friend Maya

If Maya is in a crowded subway terminal, Alicia finds that she has to nearly shout for Maya to be able to hear her. However, when Maya is in a meadow on her grandparents' farm, she can easily tell what Alicia is watching on TV as they talk. This is one illustration of A) absolute threshold. B) the just noticeable difference. C) signal-to-noise ratio. D) transduction.

An important feature of many altered states of consciousness (ASCs) is

a. a clarity of waking consciousness. b. heightened self-awareness. c. cataplexy. d. amnesia for the period of time that one is in this state.