Emily Has Been in a Coma for Longer Than Three

question 42

Multiple Choice

Emily has been in a coma for longer than three months.Emily's doctors are most likely to diagnose her as

• A) having unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.
• B) being in a minimally conscious state.
• C) experiencing change blindness.
• D) having split brain.

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Maturation Processes

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Vocal Babbling

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The early language stage in children where sentences are constructed with only essential words and meaning, resembling telegraph messages.

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