"All dogs are mammals. All mammals have hair. All dogs have hair." This is an example of ______.

A. heuristic reasoning
B. conducive reasoning
C. conditional reasoning
D. syllogistic reasoning


Answer: D

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b. Research finds that only about 10% of "military marriages" survive when a deployment lasts for more than 12 months. c. Research finds that wives who have to leave due to military deployment experience higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder when they return than do husbands. d. Divorce rates for women service members who are deployed are higher than for their male counterparts.

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Related to research and skepticism, what method is thought to elicit greater responses on sensitive questions?

a. Computer-assisted self-interviews b. Self-administered questionnaires c. Face-to-face interviews d. Focus groups

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Prevention practices that target individuals or subgroups of the population who are more likely than the general population to develop a particular disorder are key to prevention

a. universal b. secondary c. selective d. primary

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The sleep disorder MOST associated with reports of waking up immobilized with perceptions of aliens examining your body is most associated with which sleep disorder?

A) insomnia B) sleep paralysis C) night terrors D) narcolepsy

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