While Reading This Chapter, a Student Notices What Seems to Be

question 52

Multiple Choice

While reading this chapter, a student notices what seems to be abnormal tendencies in his own behavior. This

• A)indicates that the student needs to guard against falling prey to the "medical student's disease."
• B)illustrates that pathological behavior is an exaggeration of normal defenses and reactions.
• C)does not mean that the person's behavior is necessarily abnormal.
• D)indicates all of these.

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens

A logical argument form where the contrapositive of a premise is used to infer the negation of the hypothesis.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument composed of two conditional statements and a conclusion, based if the first premise is true, then the second one follows.

Modus Ponens

A valid form of argument in which if a conditional statement (“if p then q”) and its antecedent (“p”) are true, then the consequent (“q”) is also true.

Modus Tollens

A form of deductive argument that takes the form "If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P," which is used to derive a conclusion from a hypothesis by negation.