The Difference Between Using Critical Thinking Explanations and Everyday Explanations

question 58

Multiple Choice

The difference between using critical thinking explanations and everyday explanations for psychological phenomena is that:

• A) critical thinking relies on evidence and scientific support for making conclusions
• B) everyday explanations rely on evidence and scientific support for making conclusions
• C) critical thinking relies on personal examples more than scientific evidence for making conclusions
• D) everyday explanations rely on personal examples and scientific evidence for making conclusions

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Definitions:

Excessive Fear

An irrationally intense and overwhelming emotion of fear, beyond what is considered normal or proportionate to the situation.

Settling Point

A theory suggesting that body weight is regulated around a genetically predetermined 'set point', but environmental factors can change this point over time.

Plasticity

The capacity of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience, environment, or injury.

Sweet Tastes

The sensory experience perceived by taste receptors on the tongue in response to the presence of sugar or other sweet substances.