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People meditate for all sorts of reasons. Some do it for spiritual purposes, others do it to reduce stress, and still others do it to manage their mental health. Meditation is a broad practice with many disparate effects, so it makes sense that people’s motivations would be correspondingly varied. But there’s more reasons to meditate than to simply feel relaxed or attain spiritual goals — one such reason is to become a better learner.

First, let’s define meditation. “At base, in essence,” said psychologist Daniel Goleman in a Big Think interview, “every kind of meditation retrains attention.” It can take many forms, but the majority of Western empirical research focuses on mindfulness meditation, in which the meditator focuses their attention on an experience in the present moment in an accepting, non-judgemental way. Commonly, this focus is placed upon the breath. There are other forms of meditation, such as the lovingkindness meditation common in Buddhist practices, where the meditator focuses on cultivating compassion for all beings. The bulk of scientific research, however, has been conducted on mindfulness meditation.

One of the best-known benefits of mindfulness meditation is in its ability to reduce stress. Robust research has shown that meditation is a powerful tool against stress, even for those suffering from anxiety or other mental disorders. In turn, stress plays a powerful role in learning. On the one hand, high levels of stress can leave us with an excessively strong memory, as is the case in PTSD. On the other, chronic stress inhibits the growth of neurons in the hippocampus, making it more difficult to form new memories. Acute stress, too, makes it more difficult for us to retrieve memories that we’ve already formed. By practicing mindfulness meditation, we can reduce the impact of stress on our ability to form and retrieve memories.

Available at: https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/meditationlearning/. Accessed on: Feb 28, 2022.

The verb to retrieve in: “Acute stress, too, makes it more difficult for us to retrieve memories that we’ve already formed” is closest in meaning to

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An 18-year-old Austrian girl has sued her parents for allegedly posting pictures, including embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood, on Facebook without her consent, media reported.
The girl claimed that the parents made her life miserable as they have posted 500 pictures of her since 2009 on the social networking site. The photos were shared on Facebook with her parents’ 700 friends.
The shared images include baby pictures of her having her nappy changed and later potty-training pictures, thelocal.at reported.
“They knew no shame and no limit and didn’t care whether it was a picture of me sitting on the toilet or lying naked in my cot – every stage was photographed and then made public,” the girl was quoted as saying.
Despite her requests, they have refused to delete the photos, prompting her to sue them, she said, adding that her father believes that since he took the photos he has the right to publish the images.
If it can be proven that the images have violated her rights to a personal life, then her parents may lose the case, noted Michael Rami, the girl’s lawyer.
This is the first case of its kind in Austria, but based on similar cases abroad the girl parents may have to pay some financial compensation for her pain and suffering, and will also be liable for her legal costs, Rami added.

(Available in: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally.)

Mark the alternative that presents the adequate title for the text.

The following text refers to question.

 

An 18-year-old Austrian girl has sued her parents for allegedly posting pictures, including embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood, on Facebook without her consent, media reported.
The girl claimed that the parents made her life miserable as they have posted 500 pictures of her since 2009 on the social networking site. The photos were shared on Facebook with her parents’ 700 friends.
The shared images include baby pictures of her having her nappy changed and later potty-training pictures, thelocal.at reported.
“They knew no shame and no limit and didn’t care whether it was a picture of me sitting on the toilet or lying naked in my cot – every stage was photographed and then made public,” the girl was quoted as saying.
Despite her requests, they have refused to delete the photos, prompting her to sue them, she said, adding that her father believes that since he took the photos he has the right to publish the images.
If it can be proven that the images have violated her rights to a personal life, then her parents may lose the case, noted Michael Rami, the girl’s lawyer.
This is the first case of its kind in Austria, but based on similar cases abroad the girl parents may have to pay some financial compensation for her pain and suffering, and will also be liable for her legal costs, Rami added.

(Available in: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally.)

According to the text, consider the following situations:

1. Learning to use a toilet.
2. Being in the cradle with no clothes.
3. Weeping.
4. Running around the house with no diapers.

The parents have included photographs of situation(s):

The following text refers to question.

 

An 18-year-old Austrian girl has sued her parents for allegedly posting pictures, including embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood, on Facebook without her consent, media reported.
The girl claimed that the parents made her life miserable as they have posted 500 pictures of her since 2009 on the social networking site. The photos were shared on Facebook with her parents’ 700 friends.
The shared images include baby pictures of her having her nappy changed and later potty-training pictures, thelocal.at reported.
“They knew no shame and no limit and didn’t care whether it was a picture of me sitting on the toilet or lying naked in my cot – every stage was photographed and then made public,” the girl was quoted as saying.
Despite her requests, they have refused to delete the photos, prompting her to sue them, she said, adding that her father believes that since he took the photos he has the right to publish the images.
If it can be proven that the images have violated her rights to a personal life, then her parents may lose the case, noted Michael Rami, the girl’s lawyer.
This is the first case of its kind in Austria, but based on similar cases abroad the girl parents may have to pay some financial compensation for her pain and suffering, and will also be liable for her legal costs, Rami added.

(Available in: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally.)

According to the text, it is correct to say that a girl from Austria:

Consider the following text:

 

South Africans who shop online are unhappy with high delivery fees and are rebelling by switching to online retailers with cheaper or free shipping, or just abandoning their carts when they see how much shipping will cost.

(Available in: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica.)

 

The key factor South Africans are not satisfied with online shopping is:

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