LaKeita and Monica are having a discussion about the nature of human ideas and emotions. LaKeita states, “You know that we are all born with a basic structure from which all other ideas and emotions develop!” Her belief that ideas and emotions are inborn most closely resembles the beliefs of philosopher ________
a. Rene Descartes
b. David Hume
c. Aristotle
d. Plato
ANSWER: a
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a. breaking the problem into parts (e.g., select a topic, locate resources, etc.) and then solve each part. b. creating a matrix consisting of possible problems and possible solutions. c. searching systematically through all possible alternatives (e.g., all possible topics on perception, all possible topics on memory, etc.) until you have found a solution. d. trying to think of occasions on which you faced a similar problem (e.g., writing a paper in a child development course) and use that information to help you solve the present problem.
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a. lower in developing countries than in developed countries b. higher in developing countries than in developed countries c. higher in collective cultures than in individualistic cultures d. lower in collective cultures than in individualistic cultures