_______ refers to the possible fallacy of assuming that just because something can be given a name, a word that refers to it (even if it is purely hypothetical) that the name refers to an actual existent (something real). Fire was once thought to be composed of a substance called phlogiston which was eventually disproved (but phlogiston was named and some thought it was a real thing).
a. vernacularism
b. verbalism
c. neologism
d. nominalism
Answer: d. nominalism
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a. knowledge comes directly from experience b. certain kinds of knowledge and ideas are innate c. the focus for psychology should be the study of conscious experience d. the mind arises entirely from the physical properties of the brain
Which of the following is least likely to be studied by social psychologists
A. blacks stereotypes about whites B. Men’s stereotypes about women C. Whites stereotypes about people of color D. Women’s stereotypes about men
Suppose for a particular personality trait, dizygotic twins both share the trait 13% of the time while monozygotic twins share the trait 14% of the time. The heritability for this trait would be close to
A) 0 B) .13 C) .14 D) 1
Al-Farabi’s psychology was similar to Aristotle’s in that it included ____
a. a soul that is infinite and unknowable b. introspection of one’s own behavior c. true happiness, which is achieved only through isolation and reflection d. characteristics that humans share with animals