Archimedes was asked by the king to determine whether the goldsmith in making his crown had cheated the king by substituting cheaper metals
To solve this problem, Archimedes first defined the problem and then he checked all known methods of analyzing metals. This gathering of information about metal analysis would constitute which stage of creative thought?
a. incubation
b. illumination
c. preparation
d. verification
ANSWER: c
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a. people were able to articulate accurately that they made their choice based on product color or softness b. people made choices based on the product softness or color, but thought they made the choice based on when they saw the product c. people made choices based on whether they saw the product last, but thought they made the choice based on product color or softness d. people were able to articulate accurately that they made their choice based on when they saw the product
According to the Tarasoff case, a therapist who informs the police that a client intends to harm another person ____
a. is unlawfully breaking the principle of privileged communication b. can still be sued if he or she has failed to warn the potential victim c. has done all that can be reasonably expected d. has unlawfully intruded on the client's right to treatment
Intelligence scores among identical twins are strongly correlated when the twins are raised in the same household and are _____ correlated when the twins are separated at birth and raised in different households.
A) almost as strongly B) moderately C) weakly D) not
The biggest complaint about significance tests is that they are
A) often misused. B) mathematically inconsistent. C) based on non-random samples. D) difficult to learn.