As Discussed in the Text, Prisoners Who Live in Solitary

question 186

Multiple Choice

As discussed in the text, prisoners who live in solitary confinement ____.

• A) initially crave social comfort, but get used to living alone after a few months
• B) initially crave social comfort, but get used to living alone after a few weeks
• C) do not necessarily crave social comfort; some are happy living alone right away
• D) crave social comfort, do not get used to living alone, and take desperate measures to try to communicate with others

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Definitions:

Fraternal Twins

Twins formed from the fertilization of two separate eggs by two different sperm cells, resulting in genetically distinct individuals.

Monozygotic

Refers to twins that are genetically identical, resulting from a single fertilized egg splitting into two.

Identical Twins

Twins who are genetically identical, having developed from a single fertilized egg that split into two, sharing the same DNA.

Epigenetic

Referring to heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence.