It’s final test time. You and your friend decide to pull an all-night cramming s

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It’s final test time. You and your friend decide to pull an all-night cramming session to study for your Drugs and Behavior test. At 3:00 a.m., your friend needs a boost of energy and asks you to put on a fresh pot of coffee. Much to your dismay, you realize that the only coffee left in the cupboard is decaffeinated. You make the coffee anyway, keep its caffeine content (or, lack thereof) a secret, and hand a fresh cup to your friend. What is likely to happen, thereafter?

a. After drinking the decaffeinated coffee, your friend will fall asleep.
b. After drinking the decaffeinated coffee, your friend will not retain any of the information (s)he reads during the remainder of the study session.
c. After drinking the decaffeinated coffee, your friend will feel more energetic and alert, and the study session will continue.
d. After drinking the decaffeinated coffee, your friend will feel more energetic and alert, until your confess that the coffee contains no caffeine at which point its beneficial effects will likely be diminished.
e. Both c. and d. are likely possibilities.

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Option c

Decaffeination markedly reduces the amount of caffeine in a product without affecting the flavor.If they are sensitive to the effects of caffeine you may tolerate decaffeinated products better than fully caffeinated versions.Because of the trace amounts of caffeine remaining,they may still enjoy a mild stimulation after drinking a decaffeinated beverage.Decaf means caffeine has been removed,but it's not caffeine free.It has about 3% the caffeine of regular coffee or about 8-10% as much as tea.You'll have to be super sensitive to caffeine for it to affect you.Now,caffeine doesn't wake you up,but it does make it easier to stay awake.

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