In one study of 16 couples, the wives had to lie in an MRI machine, periodically receiving a mild but stressful electric shock on their ankles. During the procedure, some women received a touch on the hand from a stranger;
others held hands with their husbands. What general principle can be drawn from the results of this study?
a. Touch can be comforting, but it does not actually reduce stress and anxiety activity in the brain.
b. Any human touch reduces pain and negative emotions equally.
C
Psychology
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Most adults and older children cannot remember events that happened before the age of 3 because
A) they cannot translate early preverbal memories into language. B) early memories are stored in an explicit memory system that is difficult to recall. C) long-term memory does not emerge until around age 7. D) they have most likely forgotten these early memories due to the passage of time.
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