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question 103

Multiple Choice

Senator Gorson makes the case to his colleagues that there should be national legislation mandating parental consent for adolescent girls' abortions.He calls abortion a "medically dangerous procedure" and one that will "scar these young women for life." Research on his statements would seem to indicate that Senator Gorson is

• A)correct about the medical risk; research has shown that abortion is medically dangerous.
• B)correct about the psychological risks; girls who have had abortions are at high risk for depression.
• C)incorrect on both positions; first trimester abortion is medically safe and a study of girls who had abortions showed they were not psychologically harmed by the procedure.
• D)incorrect about the medical risk,but correct about the psychological risk.

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Definitions:

Stroop Effect

A phenomenon demonstrating the cognitive interference where the brain struggles to discern the color of a word when the word itself is naming a different color.

Medical Advice

Guidance provided by health care professionals to patients regarding diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions.

Sleeper Effect

A delayed increase in the impact of a message that occurs when an initially discounted message becomes effective, as the discounting cue is forgotten over time.

Persuasive Message

A communication intended to influence the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors of others through various means, including logic and emotion.