Which of the following is NOT a principle of critical thinking?
a. Be skeptical. c. Examine the assumptions of arguments.
b. Consider the credentials of the authority. d. Examine the definitions of terms.
B
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memories? a. Therapists may be suggesting the existence of such memories to their clients. b. Many people cannot tell the difference between reality and what they may have dreamed. c. Some psychotic individuals are reporting their delusions as examples of claimed sexual abuse. d. Some clients are deliberately creating memories of sexual abuse in order to sue individuals against whom they have held grudges.
In order to answer the question, "At what point are you aware of a stimulus?" one should measure the:
A. subliminal stimulus B. proximity C. absolute threshold D. just noticeable difference
According to interference theory, we forget material because
a. new material disrupts old material in our memory. b. old material disrupts the new material in our memory. c. new material is incompatible with old material in our memory. d. a and b only
A psychiatrist must have a ______ degree
a. Ph.D. b. Psy.D. c. M.D. d. M.A.