Steve Is Undergoing a Medical Procedure That Only Takes 20

question 56

Multiple Choice

Steve is undergoing a medical procedure that only takes 20 minutes but will be very painful at the end.Deborah is undergoing a medical procedure that takes over 2 hours and will be very painful at the beginning, but the pain tapers off over the rest of the time.Afterward, which one will remember experiencing more pain?

• A) Deborah will remember more pain, because her procedure lasted longer.
• B) Steve will remember more pain, because his procedure was more painful at the end.
• C) Steve and Deborah will remember equal amounts of pain.
• D) Pain is such an individual, relative experience that it is impossible to predict who will remember more.

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