What Is the Most Accurate Conclusion Regarding the Effects of Meditation

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Multiple Choice

What is the most accurate conclusion regarding the effects of meditation on stress and well-being?

• A)Mediation is the absolute best way to combat stress and protect your body from disease.
• B)Advanced training in mediation will decrease stress in a manner similar to simple relaxation techniques.
• C)Mediation helps the practitioner control his or her physiological responses,thereby decreasing stress and preventing health problems such as cardiovascular disease.
• D)Mediation is not a commonly used way of managing stress.

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Definitions:

Determinant

A scalar value that can be computed from the elements of a square matrix and reflects certain properties of the matrix, such as whether it has an inverse.

Minors

In mathematics, refers to the determinant of some smaller square matrix, cut down from a larger matrix by removing one or more of its rows or columns. In law, it refers to individuals under the age of majority.

Elementary Row Operations

Operations used in linear algebra on matrices, including row addition, row multiplication, and row swapping, to solve systems of linear equations.

Matrix

An array of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns, used in mathematics and computer science to solve linear equations and perform various operations.