Modeling Has Been Used Successfully for Each of the Following

question 107

Multiple Choice

Modeling has been used successfully for each of the following except to ________.

• A) help people overcome snake phobias
• B) teach job skills to people with mental retardation
• C) help alcoholic individuals reduce or eliminate their drinking
• D) help people with mental retardation learn living skills

Understand how the fossil record supports theories of evolution and punctuated equilibrium.

Recognize how environmental factors and life events are recorded in rock layers.

Appreciate the diversity of life in different geologic time periods.

Comprehend factors influencing species survival and biodiversity over time.

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Definitions:

Syllogism Forms

Structured arguments using three propositions: two premises followed by a conclusion, based on deductive reasoning to infer a relationship between items.

Syllogism Form

A logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more premises that are asserted to be true.

Syllogism Validity

The property of a syllogism whereby if the premises are true, the conclusion cannot logically be false.

Enthymeme

A syllogism or form of reasoning in which one of the premises is implicit or assumed rather than stated.