Roberto's Friend Had an Out-Of-Body Experience One Afternoon After Lying

question 42

Multiple Choice

Roberto's friend had an out-of-body experience one afternoon after lying down on the sofa for a nap. The friend told him that he could see his body lying full length below him as if he had perceived it and not simply dreamed it. From this incident, Roberto said that he had come to believe that the mind can actually leave the physical body. Roberto is using _____ as evidence.

• A) an anecdote
• B) a statement of authority
• C) commonsense belief
• D) scientific evidence

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Definitions:

Androgens

Male sex hormones, such as testosterone, that are present in both males and females but usually at higher levels in males, affecting physical development and sexual features.

Testosterone

A steroid hormone that plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.

Estrogens

A group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.

23rd Chromosome

One of the pair of chromosomes responsible for determining the sex of an individual, with XX typically denoting female and XY typically denoting male.