Despite being in an irreversible coma, Karen Ann Quinlan was not considered to be totally brain dead because
a. it was likely that she would regain consciousness at some time in the future.
b. she continued to show significant activity in her cerebral cortex.
c. her condition was due to an environmental accident (drug use), not a natural biological process (e.g., cancer).
d. her brain stem was still functioning enough to support breathing and some other body functions.
Question 2Nine-month-old Elmer sees a rabbit in the yard. He then looks at his father, Fudd, and tries to direct Fudd's focus toward the bunny by pointing at the hopping rabbit. Elmer's behavior illustrates the process of _____ as an indicator of an emerging self-awareness.
a. joint attention
b. industry
c. temperament
d. behavioral inhibition
Question 3Comas are most likely to be reversible when the coma is due to
a. massive external head trauma.
b. an abnormally low body temperature.
c. heart failure.
d. HIV/AIDS.
Question 4The average newborn appears to have
a. no sense of self.
b. self-awareness but not self-recognition.
c. self-recognition but not self-awareness.
d. both self-awareness and self-recognition.
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