You attend a lecture in which a politician lists the 20 points of her platform in a relatively short period of time. After leaving the lecture, you are least likely to recall the points from the ____
a. ?end of the list
b. ?ones with which you have had personal experience
c. ?beginning of the list
d. ?middle of the list
ANSWER:
d
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a. the sound of a tone. b. salivation elicited by a tone. c. the presentation of meat powder following a tone. d. salivation elicited by meat powder.
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a. "Your personality is all in your genes" b. "Your personality is all in your environment" c. "People are either very open to new experiences or avoid new experiences at all costs" d. "Openness to new experience is not an either/or proposition but represents a wide range of reactions"
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a. 2 c. 4 b. 3 d. 5
During the Enlightenment, thinkers in all areas—science, politics, and the arts—were skeptical about ____
a. the idea that God is an unknowable entity b. earlier claims that religion and metaphysics are the sources of knowledge c. the validity of the heliocentric model of the universe d. the benefits of empiricist philosophies