“If I can’t get an A in this course, I’m not going to apply to graduate school.” This statement typifies which of the following common thinking errors?
A) dichotomous thinking
B) selective thinking
C) over-rationalizing
D) personalizing
Answer: A
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b. major neurocognitive disorder. c. Alzheimer's. d. amnestic disorder.
Jason is suddenly confronted by a snarling pit bull. Based on the commonsense view of emotions, Jason should report:
a. "My heart is pounding because I feel afraid.". b. "I feel afraid because my heart is pounding.". c. "The dog makes me feel afraid, and it makes my heart pound.". d. "My pounding heart means I am afraid because I interpret this as a dangerous situation.".
Despite the pioneering efforts of F. C. Donders, researchers today rarely use reaction time as a way of testing how some cognitive processes are carried out
a. true b. false
____ focuses on a specific category of an animal's behavior in its natural habitat and attempts to explain that behavior in terms of evolutionary theory.?
a. ?Ethology b. ?Radical behaviorism c. ?Cognitive science d. ?Methodological behaviorism