Studies Have Shown That Spiritual Practices Such as Meditation and Prayer

question 25

Multiple Choice

Studies have shown that spiritual practices such as meditation and prayer

• A) cause individuals to become disassociated with reality.
• B) reduce the secretion of stress hormones.
• C) are valuable only when practiced in organized groups.
• D) are believed by practitioners to be helpful but have no measurable clinical benefits.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A fundamental learning technique that involves associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A formerly neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to produce a conditioned response.