Volunteers Who Participated in an Eight-Week Course in Mindfulness Meditation

question 106

Multiple Choice

Volunteers who participated in an eight-week course in mindfulness meditation exhibited increased levels of the ______ activity associated with positive emotions.

• A)left hemisphere
• B)right hemisphere
• C)somatic nervous system
• D)autonomic nervous system

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Definitions:

Social Overhead Capital

Basic infrastructure projects such as roads, power generation, and irrigation systems.

Developing Country

A nation with a lower level of material wealth, industrialization, and human development index compared to developed countries.

Free-Rider Problem

A problem intrinsic to public goods: Because people can enjoy the benefits of public goods whether or not they pay for them, they are usually unwilling to pay for them.

Remittances

Money sent by workers to people (usually family members) in their country of origin.