All of the Following Are Considered Possible Influences and Causes

question 57

Multiple Choice

All of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution except

• A)the practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by sixteenth-century universities.
• B)mathematical and naturalistic skills of Renaissance artists.
• C)the Hermetic belief in magic and alchemy.
• D)the humanists' rediscovery of Greek mathematicians and thinkers.
• E)the inspired work of a few intellectuals.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Consciousness

The awareness of one's own thoughts, feelings, and environment, serving as the basis for subjective experience.

Hypnagogic Hallucinations

Vivid and often bizarre sensory experiences that occur during the onset of sleep, lying between wakefulness and sleep.

Paradoxical Sleep

Another term for REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, characterized by high brain activity and vivid dreams.