Masahiro Carries on Detailed and Quite Fluent Conversations with Himself

question 513

Multiple Choice

Masahiro carries on detailed and quite fluent conversations with himself in the middle of the night. His wife suspects that he is not really asleep and insists he be tested at the university sleep lab one night. The EEG revealed he was truly asleep while conversing with himself. The brain activity helped the researchers establish ___________________.

• A)the correspondence between his mental state and the deep stages of sleep
• B)that his conversations were delusional and corresponded to his fatigue levels
• C)that when he awoke he could remember what he had said
• D)the correspondence between stressful events in his life and his sleep stages

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Understand the implications of early withdrawal penalties and how they can be claimed on tax returns.

Be familiar with the Social Security wage limitation and its application.

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Definitions:

Blind Courtesy Copy

A feature in email communication where recipients are hidden from each other, used for privacy or to prevent reply-all chains.

Informal Writing

A style of writing that is relaxed and not bound by strict grammatical rules, often used in personal communication.

Polished Conversation

An exchange of words that is smooth, refined, and free from rudeness or unnecessary complexity.

Courtesy Copy

An email or document sent to individuals not primarily addressed but who may need or want to be informed of the content, abbreviated as "cc."