Which of the following statements describes deductive reasoning?
A. Engaging in comparative thinking to establish the importance of something
B. Proving something by showing that all other possibilities are not logically plausible
C. Reasoning from general statements of what is known to specific conclusions
D. Understanding something by considering it as a whole system and analyzing the relation between the parts
Answer: C
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All of the following are associated with Freud's investigation of the unconscious except:
v a. free association. c. resistances. b. dream analysis. d. questionnaires.
Research on age and stereotype suppression indicates that
a. younger and older individuals are equally successful at suppressing stereotypes. b. younger individuals have less success with stereotype suppression than older individuals. c. older individuals have less success with stereotype suppression than younger individuals. d. older people are more successful at stereotype suppression than younger individuals.
The fact that autism is more frequently diagnosed in young children in recent years than it was in past years is a good example of a(n) effect
a. incidence b. cohort c. selection d. ceiling
To arrange risk factors for substance-related disorders into a general model of addiction, many theorists and researchers adopt a
a. biopsychosocial approach. b. biopsycho approach. c. biological approach. d. psychosocial approach.