According to the Sophists, what is it that determines if an idea is accepted as the truth??
a. ?The truthfulness of the idea
b. ?How effectively the idea is communicated
c. ?The scientific evidence offered to support the idea
d. ?The idea's usefulness
ANSWER:
b
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The percentage of the human population lost to war today has decreased since the time of the hunter–gatherers. One possible reason is that between-group violence has been reduced by ____
a. ?increasing economic dependencies among nations b. ?evolutionary genetic changes c. ?lower testosterone levels among males d. ?changes in child-rearing practices and values
In conducting therapy, Ralph attempts to achieve genuine empathy and strives to be authentic while offering the persons he counsels unconditional positive regard. He also reflects or paraphrases his clients' thoughts and feelings rather than making interpretations or giving advice. Ralph is most likely a(n)
a. psychoanalyst. b. REBT therapist. c. client-centered therapist. d. cognitive therapist.
Dr. Spelke thinks that language is linked to spatial ability. To prove it, she enlists two groups of people to navigate around the room, one of them doing so while singing a song and the other while clapping hands. In this scenario, which statement is TRUE of Dr. Spelke's study?
A) The group that claps hands serves as a control group. B) The group that claps hands serves as an experimental group. C) The group that sings a song is not relevant to Dr. Spelke's study. D) The group that sings a song is positively correlated to the group that claps hands.
When looking at the scope and breadth of change it is important to
a) Look not only at the symptom changes, but other measures that may have importance to the client and society at large b) Maintain a narrow focus by examine the symptom changes and not get distracted by other factors that are related to change c) Include measures of deviance when making evaluations d) Include multiple cases in your analysis of individual changes