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jjjetplane

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Valid and reliable measures of pain are important to health psychologists primarily because
 
  A) such measurements permit accurate evaluation of various pain therapy programs.
  B) self-reports are more useful than physiological measures.
  C) pain is a product of both physiological and emotional factors.
  D) behavioral assessments are more reliable and valid.

Question 2

According to the neuromatrix theory, the neuromatrix is a network of brain neurons composed of loops between
 
  A) the thalamus and the cortex.
  B) the cortex and limbic system.
  C) the thalamus and limbic system.
  D) both (a) and (b) rather than (c).



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D



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