If a test question asks you to name the most common use for a pencil, you would use which type of thinking to derive the correct answer?

Which of the following increases the ability of an infant's brain to function?

A) the creation of new synaptic connections B) the removal of synaptic connections C) both the creation and the removal of synaptic connections D) neither the creation nor removal of synaptic connections

Cognitive therapy is designed to identify and change irrational, unproductive ways of thinking and, hence, to reduce negative emotions

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.