Last year Tomas and his friend Jamie were both too short to ride the rollercoaster. Jamie went to the park this year and was tall enough to ride. Because Tomas is taller than Jamie, he thinks that he will be able to ride the rollercoaster as well. Tomas is using the ____ to answer his question
a. method of empiricism
b. rational method
c. method of authority
d. scientific method
b
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Jacques LeBeau lives in Paris in 1795. He has been suffering ulcers. He visits Anton Mesmer to cure his ulcers. Which of the following treatments does Mesmer offer to Jacques?
A. systematic desensitization B. the use of animal magnetism C. an antibiotic D. a prescription for cocaine
Glial cells ____. a. are less numerous than neurons in the human brain
b. transmit information over long distances within the central nervous system. c. occupy about ten times more space in the brain than do neurons. d. are smaller but more numerous than neurons in the human brain.
Colin Cherry's experiment in which participants listen to two messages simultaneously, one in each ear, found all but which of the following?
a. people can focus on one message and ignore the other one. b. people can focus on the message they were repeating. c. people take in very little information about the ignored message. d. even deaf individuals process auditory information, even on a non-conscious level.
The moon looks larger on the horizon than when it is directly overhead because ____
a. ?it is many miles further away when directly overhead than when on the horizon b. ?the curvature of the earth makes it appear that way c. ?our eyes are fooled by the binocular cues indicating the moon’s distance from us d. ?there are no interposition cues to indicate distance when the moon is overhead