A ________ is a stable pattern of responding to situations

Examining the evidence is an important part of critical thinking, but we can't always conduct the necessary research on our own to prove or disprove a claim. That's when we need to rely on

a. accept generalizations b. common sense c. reliable sources d. gut instinct

Julie finds that the number of hours she sleeps each night is related to the scores she receives on quizzes the next day. As her sleep approaches 8 hours, her quiz scores improve; as her sleep drops to 5 hours, her quiz scores show a similar decline

Julie realizes that __________ a) there is a negative correlation between the number of hours she sleeps and her quiz grades. b) there is a positive correlation between the number of hours she sleeps and her quiz grades. c) her low quiz scores are caused by sleep deprivation the night before a quiz. d) she should sleep about 10 hours a night to ensure 100 percent quiz grades.