According to Reid, the mind reasons and the stomach digests food because:
a. both are related to survival.
b. they are innately designed to do so.
c. of the forces of natural selection.
d. both the stomach and the mind are machines.
b. they are innately designed to do so.
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When would you be least likely to conform to the opinions of the majority?
a. If you see that the majority is clearly wrong b. If you are outnumbered by only three or four to one c. If you are outnumbered by a large group, but you have one ally d. If you are afraid of being ridiculed
The percent of cases in which a test accurately predicts success or failure is known as the
a. rate of accuracy (RA). b. positive percentile. c. hit rate. d. base rate.
The fundamental question addressed by the correlational method is
a. "Does variable A cause variable B?" b. "How is a control group influenced by the absence of an independent variable?" c. "What impact does random assignment have on psychological behavior?" d. "Are two or more variables related in some systematic way?"
Suppose that you are trying to solve the problem of assembling a new bookcase that you have just bought, using a sheet of instructions as a guide. According to the discussion of problem understanding,
a. you must use heuristics in order to understand a problem. b. a problem will have a coherent representation, as long as you have used your background knowledge about your previous experiences with assembling items. c. you need to mentally represent the problem, and this representation must be consistent with the assembly instructions. d. the major component of this phase of problem solving is the decision to use symbols and visual images to represent the various steps that are illustrated in the assembly instructions.