Forming a hypothesis based on available evidence and then testing that hypothesis in a
specific situation are characteristics of
a. reasoning by analogy.
b. deductive reasoning.
c. inductive reasoning.
d. problem solving based on the use of metaphors.
e. creative thinking.
c. inductive reasoning.
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In shaping our personalities, Freud stressed the role of
a. self-actualization. b. conditioned responses. c. rewards and punishments. d. unconscious thoughts.
Treatment for anorexia and bulimia include all of the following EXCEPT
a. giving drugs to people with anorexia to relieve the obsessive fears of gaining weight. b. behavioral dieting with taste aversion therapy for people with bulimia. c. cognitive-behavioral therapy to change the thinking patterns of people with eating disorders. d. helping patients work on the emotional conflicts that lead to weight loss.
Negative reinforcement is best thought of as:
a. reinforcement for an undesirable activity. b. punishment. c. something that was predicted to serve as reinforcement but did not do so. d. stimuli whose termination or removal increases behavior.
The fovea is __________
a) the spot where the optic nerve connects to the eye. b) the area in the periphery of the retina containing mainly rods. c) the center of the retina, which contains only cones. d) the area in the periphery of the retina containing rods and cones.