The Experience of Being Ostracized Has Been Found to Be

question 34

Multiple Choice

The experience of being ostracized has been found to be

• A) fleeting and relatively harmless.
• B) more disturbing for women than for men.
• C) similar in brain activation to the experience of physical pain.
• D) likely to lead to gun use and other forms of violence.

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