If you perceive the simplest outlines or qualities of an object first, and then you add those parts to help you understand what the object is, which type of mental processing are you using?
A. computational
B. hierarchical
C. top-down
D. bottom-up
Answer: D
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a. the judge or jury had to be 51 percent certain of the evidence to decide in favor of commitment b. the standard was set at a lower level of certainty than in criminal cases c. commitment could occur only if there was evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt" d. the judge or jury had to be 90 percent certain of the evidence to decide in favor of commitment
With categorical data, the primary piece of data is
a. a measurement. b. a cell frequency. c. a mean. d. both b and c
Through the centuries, mental illness has always been defined:?
a. ?relative to the experiences of an average person b. ?as a disease c. ?by trained professionals d. ?as criminal behavior
Your friend has applied to several medical schools. After receiving one rejection letter, she concludes that she will not be admitted to any school and feels depressed. Your friend is engaging in __________
a) arbitrary inference. b) overgeneralization. c) minimization. d) selective thinking.