The study of knowledge is called:

a. epistemology
b. psychophysics
c. metaphysics
d. rationalism


a. epistemology

Psychology

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Which of the following is least likely to be an example of classical conditioning?

a. A child hears a police siren for the first time and cries. b. A whiff of perfume on a crowded subway triggers a memory of a prior love. c. A dog sits upon sight or smell of a treat. d. A former soldier cringes at the sound of an airplane overhead.

Psychology

Evelyn notices that a screw on her bicycle is loose, and she doesn't have a screwdriver with her. So she searches through her pocket and finds a dime, which is the appropriate thickness to tighten the screw. Evelyn has demonstrated

a. overcoming a mental set. b. overcoming functional fixedness. c. overcoming a heuristic. d. a fixed mindset.

Psychology

Nicotine is most readily absorbed from the __________

a. skin b. lungs c. nasal mucosa d. gastrointestinal tract

Psychology

Research on the curative factors of psychoanalytic psychotherapy highlights the importance of

a. the frequency of transference interpretations. b. the facilitation of the "flight into health." c. the quality and strength of the therapeutic alliance. d. the accuracy of dream analysis.

Psychology