Consider the Following Argument by Analogy

question 6

Multiple Choice

Consider the following argument by analogy. People want to concentrate in libraries and funeral parlors.
Funeral parlors are quiet places.
Libraries are quiet places. What inductive generalization is implied in this argument?

• A)All libraries are located next to funeral parlors.
• B)All libraries contain people who are sad.
• C)All places where people want to concentrate are quiet places.
• D)No funeral parlor is a library.
• E)All places where people want to concentrate are either libraries or funeral parlors.

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Definitions:

State-dependent Memory

The phenomenon that information learned in a specific mental or emotional state is more easily recalled when in that same state.

Memory Construction

The process by which the brain pieces together bits of information to create or reconstruct memories.

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the retrieval of newer memories.

Encoding Failure

The inability to recall specific information because it was not effectively encoded into long-term memory.