The concept of anatta implies that
a) nothing exists.
b) there is no separate self.
c) the soul will experience rebirth.
d) the self is extinguished in nirvana.
Answer: b) there is no separate self.
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Suppose that you have just learned that you will have a quiz in about 30 minutes on a set of fairly difficult short essays that you haven't even glanced at. If you are like the students described in the discussion of regulating study strategies, you woul
a. select the most difficult essays to read first. b. select the easiest essays to read first. c. select easier essays to read first if you are an expert, but select more difficult essays to read first if you are a novice. d. show no systematic pattern in reading the essays.
If you were to enter a school organized by philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau, you would likely see
A) children meditating as their teachers read to them from the Bible. B) well-behaved children who act "properly" in school. C) children doing all sorts of activities, each learning in his or her own way. D) many toys but no books, as Rousseau believed children should not read. E) boys and girls in gender-segregated classrooms, with gender-appropriate behaviors being reinforced.