Noted Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle observed that
a. brain damage contributed to most mental disorders.
b. emotions were caused by changes in brain chemistry.
c. "truth" was determined by careful testing procedures.
d. emotions can distort thinking.
e. emotions were not worthy of scientific discussion.
d. emotions can distort thinking.
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a. unreceptive;long attention spans b. unreceptive; constant multitasking c. receptive; constant multitasking d. receptive; long attention spans
The _______________ is the macro-level effort to accumulate knowledge across multiple empirical systematic public research projects
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Which of the following is NOT an example of unacceptable police procedure in interviewing eyewitnesses?
A. Allowing one eyewitness to overhear the responses of other eyewitnesses. B. Taking "spotty" notes of witnesses' answers. C. Only having one person interview the eyewitness. D. Using investigators who have little training in interviewing.
Ramon is a psychotherapist whose therapeutic orientation follows that of Maslow and Rogers
He readily has an explanation for why his depressed and anxious clients improve with treatment ("They have removed the conditions inhibiting a sense of worth from their lives") as well as why some of his patients fail to improve with treatment ("Important people in his/her life continue to thwart the development of self-actualization"). A critical thinker would recognize that Ramon's approach A) cannot be falsified. B) fails to rule out rival hypotheses. C) lacks extraordinary evidence for his extraordinary claims. D) reflects his own personal biases and therefore cannot be trusted.