Which statement about critical thinking is TRUE?
A) Humans have a natural tendency to evaluate evidence critically.
B) Courses designed to increase critical thinking usually are effective.
C) Decisions based on empirical data necessarily involve critical thinking.
D) Thought patterns that have been evolutionary adaptive often interfere with the ability to critically evaluate evidence.
D) Thought patterns that have been evolutionary adaptive often interfere with the ability to critically evaluate evidence.
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Which of the following statements is true regarding hypertension in the United States?
a. African-Americans are more likely to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians. b. African-Americans are just as likely to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians. c. African-Americans are less likely to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians. d. Only African-Americans of a certain genetic variant are more likely than Caucasians to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians.
The amnesia test, postural sway, finger lock, arm rigidity, and eye catalepsy are components of a test for
a. hypnotic susceptibility. b. alcoholism intoxication. c. amphetamine psychosis. d. the meditation relaxation response.
In higher order conditioning, the
a. US is used as if it were a CS. b. US is used as if it were a CR. c. CS is used as if it were a UR. d. CS is used as if it were a US.
Phenotypes depend in part on an individual’s __________
A) cells B) chromosomes C) genotype D) DNA