In human personality, one theory proposes that people can be classified as characteristically outgoing and interested, primarily, in the world of people and events. To Eysenck, this is due to the level of activity in the reticular activation system in the brain. This would be an example of which of the following?
a. biological determinism
b. molecularism
c. elementalism
d. A & C
Answer: a. biological determinism
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a. exhibit functional fixedness. b. are able to think divergently. c. have difficulty making complex choices. d. resort to algorithmic thinking.
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a. superstitious imitation b. neurotic imitation c. generalized imitation d. habitual imitation
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a. genotype c. nucleotype b. phenotype d. karyotype