If you are given the information that in order to vote in a presidential election, you must be at least 18 years of age, and that Will voted in the last presidential election, you can logically conclude that Will is at least 18 years old. This is an example of using reasoning
a. inductive
b. deductive
c. conjunctive
d. descriptive
b
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A. recognized that both happy and sad life events can be sources of stress B. conducted extensive research on the effects of stress on the immune system C. failed to acknowledge the role of the environment in adapting to stress D. focused on the cognitive component of the stress response
According to cognitive dissonance theory, "we come to love the things we suffer for." For example, we tend to be especially loyal to groups that require severe or painful initiations. Why does this happen?
a. This happens because the goals themselves (the things that we suffer for) are actually always very valuable; otherwise, we wouldn't have suffered for them in the first place. b. This happens because, deep down, people really like to suffer. c. This happens because we are motivated to justify the time and effort we've spent on our choices. d. This happens because classical conditioning is at play: when we finally reach our goals, our suffering ends. We therefore associate our goals with "end of suffering" and come to love them.
About _____% of people will develop OCD sometime in their lives.
A) 1 B) 2 C) 5 D) 10
Which of the following heightens one's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?
A. Type 1 diabetes B. metastatic brain tumors C. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease D. high blood pressure