A critical thinker would most likely say, "What I need to know most is _____
a) whether the source is an authority."
b) whether this fits with what I already think."
c) how they got this information."
d) how many people agree with this."
Answer: c
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Which of the following is NOT one of the main uses of personality scales?
a. personnel selection b. clinical diagnosis c. college admissions d. psychological research
Drew has a pet dog. His sister, Amelia, has a pet cat. So, Drew's scheme of "things that are pets" includes both dogs and cats. However, he visits a friend who has a pet parrot. This parrot does not fit into Drew's existing scheme. So, he accommodates this information. Now his "things that are pets" scheme includes birds as well. This restoring of cognitive balance is called
a. assimilation. b. shaping of schemes. c. equilibration. d. cognitive dissonance.
The reciprocal influence model of alcohol use suggests that __________.
A. expectancies of social benefit can influence adolescents to begin or continue drinking B. the final common pathway of alcohol use is motivation C. alcoholics are especially intolerant of stress, and thus susceptible to the tension-reducing properties of alcohol D. marital partners may enable each other to continue drinking
Language consists of basic components, and they are called
a. 3; mental images, concepts, and speech b. 2; words and grammar c. 2; language acquisition and linguistic relativity d. 3; heuristics, algorithms, and analogies e. 4; phonemes, morphemes, syntax, and semantics