Some medical experts argue that a person who suffers irreversible brain damage, is in a coma, and will never experience anything approaching a human life __________

a) is still living a meaningful life
b) may be experiencing a full life as long as primitive brain activity is still occurring
c) can be considered dead
d) should be considered fully functional

Answer: c

Psychology

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a. Blue light inhibits the activity of yellow-blue ganglion cells. b. Green light excites the activity of red-green ganglion cells. c. Red light inhibits the activity of red-green ganglion cells. d. Blue light excites the activity of yellow-blue ganglion cells. e. Yellow light inhibits the activity of both red and yellow ganglion cells.

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According to Carol Gilligan (1982), women score lower on Kohlberg's stages of moral development because

a. women have been socialized to make judgments based upon logic. b. women have been socialized to make judgments based upon the needs of others. c. women are inherently less moral than men. d. the hormones that are more present in women lead them to be more caring of others.

Psychology