Concluding that a person drinks too much because he/she is an alcoholic is an example of
a. logical reasoning.
b. circular reasoning.
c. inductive reasoning.
d. deductive reasoning.
B
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In a class where students got to choose their own deadlines for three papers, students who chose to spread out their deadlines equally got better grades than those who chose to put all their deadlines at the end of the course. To interpret the meaning of these results, what control group do we need?
a. Another section where students did not have to write papers b. Another section where students all had to spread their deadlines out equally c. Another section where students made the same choice for two papers instead of three d. Another section where students wrote only one paper, due at the end of the course
Effective school-based interventions to reduce bullying involve:
a. classroom materials or activities on preventing violence b. school-wide policies with clear and swift consequences for bullying c. involving parents in interventions with bullies d. all of the above
Contrary to popular public opinion regarding hypnosis, people can
A) experience highly enhanced memory for situational details when hypnotized. B) experience a total lack of situational awareness when in a hypnotic state. C) forget what happened while hypnotized. D) resist and oppose hypnotic suggestions at will.
As part of a school project, Pritindra gathers food donations for the poor and homeless. What is the likely result of Pritindra's participation in this project?
A) a belief that personal factors, such as low intelligence or addiction problems, are the cause of an individual's plight B) a commitment to future community service and a gain further in moral maturity C) a distaste for community service that is forced upon him by those in positions of authority D) a sense of sympathy, but not empathy, for those in need