It is tempting, based on anecdotal evidence, to believe that when we die, we will be ushered into a utopian afterlife
After all, many who have had near death experiences (NDEs) have claimed to "see" friends or loved ones waiting for them. There is no scientific evidence, however, to support these claims. This reminds us of which principle of critical thinking?
A) Extraordinary claims B) Replicability
C) Falsifiability D) Ruling out rival hypotheses
A
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Currently in the United States, approximately 90 percent of hospice care is provided
A. in nursing homes. B. in special units in hospitals. C. in the patients' homes. D. in free-standing hospice facilities in the community.
Most shy, self-conscious people tend to:
A. be assertive and disapproving. B. be unaware of their anxiety. C. see incidental events as irrelevant to themselves. D. overpersonalize situations.
In a recent study, college men read one of three stories,
the first describing voluntary intercourse, the second depicting stranger rape, and the third describing date rape. This study showed that a. those high in gender role stereotyping were more aroused by the first story, but not by the second or third types of stories. b. only ten percent of the college men in the study would ever consider rape, even if they could be sure of not being caught. c. the arousal patterns of those subjects high in gender role stereotyping was similar to the arousal patterns of actual rapists. d. their degree of gender role stereotyping had little influence on their arousal levels.