Two of Your Friends Are Having a Heated Argument About

question 35

Multiple Choice

Two of your friends are having a heated argument about whether a particular basketball player is one of the "super-greats" or just one of the "greats" of basketball. Because you have read this chapter, you point out to them that their argument may never be resolved because:

• A)"super-great basketball players" is a natural concept with fuzzy boundaries.
• B)"super-great basketball players" is a heuristic without hard and fast rules.
• C)"super-great basketball players" is a formal concept, but your friends are unaware of the rules that define it.
• D)"super-great basketball players" is an algorithm, and requires a clear prototype for accurate classification.

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Definitions:

Empathize

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, essentially placing oneself in another's shoes.

Deep Acting

Efforts to change your actual emotions to better match the required emotions of the situation.

Intense Feelings

Strong emotions that are deeply felt and can significantly impact behavior and decision-making.

Emotions

These are complex psychological states involving thoughts, feelings, physiological changes, and behaviors in response to stimuli.