Why was Fechner’s pioneering use of a public opinion poll not a success?
a. The poll contained no instructions.
b. The subject matter of the poll related to subjective perceptions of beauty.
c. Fechner lost interest in the project prior to completion.
d. Less than 1% of those polled responded.
D
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A. caregiver decay B. stranger anxiety C. separation anxiety D. activation synthesis
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c. People with serious depression are slightly more likely than others to be obese. d. Serious depression is by far the most common cause of obesity.
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a. subgoal b. unnecessary constraints c. irrelevant information d. functional fixedness
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a. Degeneration only b. Plasticity only c. Both degeneration and plasticity d. Neither degeneration nor plasticity