Carefully Controlled Studies of Meditation Have Found All of the Following

question 124

Multiple Choice

Carefully controlled studies of meditation have found all of the following EXCEPT that:

• A) meditation can improve concentration, perceptual discrimination, and attention.
• B) meditation can improve emotional control and well-being.
• C) meditation can reduce stress and minimize its physical effects.
• D) meditation produces a hypnotic-like trance in which subjects lose conscious awareness.

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