In the movie Apollo 13, astronauts aboard a damaged spacecraft have to build a carbon dioxide filter out of random items that are aboard the ship with them. If they do not, they will all die rapidly of carbon dioxide poisoning. The fact that they are able to do so with the help of experts on Earth is similar to the _________________ approach developed by Ronald Finke.

A. convergent thinking
B. creative cognition
C. divergent thinking
D. the means-end analysis


Answer: C

Psychology

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A. instrumental B. relational C. hostile D. reactive

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One challenge of blended families is role ambiguity, which means that

A) there is declining dependence of adolescents on family members. B) increased independence and autonomy are experienced by adolescents. C) roles and expectations are unclear. D) there are disagreements about whether or not adolescents are ready to participate in rites of passage.

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Meditation is a positive emotional state, which some have described as “blissful.” What brain function is thought to be responsible for this?

A. Increased frontal lobe activity B. Decreased default mode network activity C. Increased alpha waves D. Increased delta waves

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The anxiolytics that have the highest abuse and addiction potentials are:

a. Barbiturates b. SNRIs c. Benzodiazepines d. Tricyclics

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