Steve Is Undergoing a Medical Procedure That Only Takes Twenty

question 42

Multiple Choice

Steve is undergoing a medical procedure that only takes twenty minutes but will be very painful at the end. Deborah is undergoing a medical procedure that takes over two hours and will be very painful at the beginning, but the pain tapers off over the rest of the time. Afterward, which one will remember experiencing more pain?

• A) Deborah will remember more pain, because her procedure lasted longer.
• B) Steve will remember more pain, because his procedure was more painful at the end.
• C) Steve and Deborah will remember equal amounts of pain.
• D) Pain memory is impossible to predict.

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