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Before making any decision, it is important to always: |
| | A) | develop a list of three or four alternatives. |
| | B) | identify goals and consider the decision's consequences. |
| | C) | flip a coin to see if the random result generates positive or negative emotions. |
| | D) | do some freewriting. |
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Assessing alternatives may be most helpful for students who: |
| | A) | are honest with themselves about the likelihood of various potential outcomes. |
| | B) | have a lot of relatively simple decisions to make. |
| | C) | do not often succumb to peer pressure. |
| | D) | have a background in statistics and probability. |
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At the beginning of the term, Tyrone's friend Steve asks him to join the chess club. By the time the day of the club's first meeting arrives, Tyrone still cannot decide whether he wants to join. The most likely reason for Tyrone's indecision is: |
| | A) | Tyrone does not follow a system for assessing alternatives. |
| | B) | Tyrone is more of a checkers kind of guy. |
| | C) | Tyrone pictures himself losing to the regional chess champion. |
| | D) | Deep down, Tyrone knows that he would rather devote time to other extracurricular activities. |
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People who change careers at age 45: |
| | A) | will take longer to get to the top of the corporate ladder. |
| | B) | know that it's never too late to evaluate and rethink. |
| | C) | were probably indecisive earlier in life. |
| | D) | will never be able to go back to their original careers. |
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Medical researchers in Cleveland are searching for the cure to a deadly disease. They might: |
| | A) | try a number of different drugs to see if any of them works. |
| | B) | see if they can find a drug that will cure one symptom of the disease. |
| | C) | ask for input from researchers in Boston. |
| | D) | All of the above |
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First-year student Phil often finds something in his weekly horoscope that seems to apply directly to his life. This is because: |
| | A) | astrology is a science developed through rigorous problem-solving. |
| | B) | horoscopes use analogies. |
| | C) | horoscopes use vague statements that apply to a number of common situations. |
| | D) | college can be a stressful time of life. |
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Which of the following is an opinion? |
| | A) | In order to be successful in the NBA, centers must first attend Georgetown University or another top basketball program. |
| | B) | Many successful NBA centers have attended Georgetown or other top basketball programs. |
| | C) | NBA centers Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, and Alonzo Mourning all attended Georgetown University. |
| | D) | Several NBA centers have credited former Georgetown coach John Thompson with helping them achieve success. |
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Many local police forces are taking steps to eliminate racial profiling, the practice of stopping drivers only on the basis of their race or ethnicity. The racial profiling problem might be eliminated if: |
| | A) | police officers did not jump to conclusions about people based on their race/ethnicity. |
| | B) | police officers did not rely so much on common sense. |
| | C) | Hispanic and African American drivers stayed out of primarily white neighborhoods. |
| | D) | None of the above |
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In the 1980s, many of the first people to die from AIDS were homosexual men. This caused many researchers to assume incorrectly that only homosexuals could be infected with the virus. Since we now know that the HIV virus and AIDS can be transmitted through heterosexual contact, what can we conclude about the early AIDS researchers? |
| | A) | They did not jump to conclusions. |
| | B) | They forgot that correlation does not prove causation. |
| | C) | They did not recognize their indecision soon enough. |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Laura is the only first-year student in her sorority who does not have a date for Saturday night. "I'm just a loser," she tells her mother over the telephone. This is an example of: |
| | A) | the failure to recognize an analogy. |
| | B) | one of the problems with the Greek system. |
| | C) | circular reasoning. |
| | D) | working backwards to solve a problem. |
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