According to a Study by Kulik and Mahler in 1987

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to a study by Kulik and Mahler in 1987, cardiac patients about to undergo surgery showed benefits when they specifically had a post-operative patient as a roommate. This could be in part due to the fact that

• A) they were able to obtain information about what to expect after surgery and were relieved to see that their roommate survived the surgery.
• B) they were relieved to see that their roommate survived the surgery.
• C) they were able to obtain information about what to expect after surgery.
• D) they had someone to talk to during non-visiting hours.
• E) they got control of the television remote control, which is highly correlated to blood pressure.

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Definitions:

Habituation Response

A decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure, an elementary form of learning or adaptation.

Axoaxonic

Pertains to the type of synaptic connection where an axon terminal of one neuron connects to the axon of another neuron.

Dendrodendritic

Relating to, or denoting synaptic connections between the dendrites of two neurons.

Axodendritic

Pertaining to the connection between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another, facilitating the transmission of nerve impulses.