Ebbinghaus believed that the best way to test German children, in order to determine their levels of mental sharpness at different times of the day, was to
A. give them a test of the school subjects they were studying at the time
B. see how they responded to low-voltage electric shock
C. give them tests of verbal ability (e.g., sentence completion)
D. measure their sensory sharpness (e.g., with 2-point thresholds)
C. give them tests of verbal ability (e.g., sentence completion)
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Enlightenment thinkers believed that
a. the progressive increase of knowledge was the key towards making the world a more perfect place. b. the revival of knowledge from the ancient world would set them apart from their predecessors. c. knowledge is relative to the society from which it emerges and can as easily be lost as found. d. the obtainment of knowledge was the highest calling of God.
What made successful revolution possible in Russia?
A) Famine B) Riots C) Crushing defeats on the battlefield D) Charismatic demagogues E) Botched elections
American marines became part of an international peacekeeping force in 1982 as a result of the Palestine Liberation Organization attacks on Israel from
A) Jordan. B) Egypt. C) Syria. D) Lebanon.
What is the most likely reason the Celts began to migrate south and west in the fifth century B.C.E.?
a. An outbreak of the plague b. Pressure from their enemies c. Overpopulation d. Alexander's conquests e. The collapse of their internal leadership