What term describes the process wherein a person's reasoning is typically outside of the person's awareness but functions as a powerful determinant of how people evaluate information and reach conclusions about the law?

A. Intuitive reasoning
B. Motivated reasoning
C. Logical reasoning
D. Commonsense justice

Answer: B

Psychology

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a. True b. False

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If Sigmund Freud were to have abandoned his concept of the Oedipus complex, he would have needed to come up with another explanation for how

A. unconscious needs are expressed in dreams. B. the superego develops. C. fixation affects adult personalities. D. defense mechanisms work.

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