In an attempt to learn something about his conscious experience, William looked at an abstract painting and wrote down all of his impressions as they came to him. This technique is called

Nick, a single father, has become very caught up in his own life. As a result, his two kids often go without dinner four to five nights a week. In addition, they often have to wear dirty clothes to school because Nick doesn't do the laundry. Nick's kids are suffering from

A. physical abuse. B. psychological abuse. C. sexual abuse. D. neglect.

Critical thinking includes all of the following EXCEPT

a. believing that the stated position on a topic is incorrect. b. generating multiple solutions to problems. c. using principles of likelihood when dealing with probabilistic events. d. working systematically toward a desired goal.