"Greg had such a bad night out at the bar that he decided to buy a new cue stick." The inference that Greg had a bad night because he shot billiards poorly is a ________
This inferred fact ________ represented as
prominently as if it had actually been presented.
a) a bridging inference; would not be
b) an elaborative inference; would not be
c) a bridging inference; would be
d) an elaborative inference; would be
Answer: c
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a. there appears to be no uniform decline in general intellectual ability b. there appears to be a slow, steady decline in general intellectual ability c. there appears to be a slow, steady increase in general intellectual ability d. general intellectual ability is stable until around the age of 40, when it begins to decline rapidly
Individuals with Klinefelter syndrome are a. phenotypically male
b. phenotypically female. c. raised as females, but may switch to male identity at puberty. d. raised as males, but may switch to female identity at puberty.
Nicki and her family went out to eat dinner at a restaurant. If Nicki has been diagnosed with the restricting type of anorexia nervosa, which of the following behaviors is she likely to display?
A. She will eat much more food than anyone else. B. She will appear to have lost control while eating. C. She will insist on taking laxatives after the meal. D. She will eat only a small amount of her meal.
According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the human mind has three distinct "provinces," or regions, that involve control and regulation of impulses. Which of the following provinces refers to the part of the self that monitors and controls behavior?
A. id B. superego C. ego D. instinct