Research demonstrates that to persuade a person that their
beliefs are false, an effective technique would be to provide them with an alternate explanation for those beliefs. This is most similar to which of the six principles of critical thinking highlighted in your textbook?
A) Replicability
B) Extraordinary claims
C) Ruling out rival hypotheses
D) Occam's Razor
Answer: C
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A major reason for the use of alternate competing responses is that some clients
a. have difficulty learning progressive relaxation. b. continue to feel anxious while relaxing. c. find progressive relaxation unacceptable. d. are uncomfortable with their eyes closed.
Recent evidence suggests that opiates kill pain because they ____
a. ?create excitation in some parts of the cerebral cortex b. ?activate gate-control mechanisms c. ?are chemically similar to the body's natural painkillers and can occupy the receptor sites in the brain d. ?block the receptor sites of the body's natural painkillers
A group of research participants are placed alone in quiet cubicles where their arms are bandaged and they hear nothing but the sound of a dull, continuous hum. This method is used to study the effects of
a. relaxation. c. sensory overload. b. conditioning. d. sensory deprivation.
Many notable figures in history, including Lawrence of Arabia, Adolf Hitler, and Marilyn
Monroe, have been depicted as borderline personalities. Indicate whether the statement is true or false