Scientists tell us that we are wrong to believe that ordinary material objects, like chairs, are solid objects.

Plato's "myth of the cave" illustrates the point that

A) people are like cave dwellers when they attend only to physical things, not perceiving what is real directly.
B) people are like cave dwellers, in learning how to perceive true reality without much light.
C) there are three worlds: the world in the cave, the world outside the cave, and the world within the mind.
D) p eople spend their lives cooped up indoors when they might be outside enjoying the beauties of the natural world.

All of the following arguments about the characterization of then-contemporary society made up the core of the mass society theory, EXCEPT ______.

A) there was a rise in diversity which encouraged ethnic group identity
B) there was a weakening of more traditional personal bonds
C) there was a growing homogenization of the population
D) there was a decline in interpersonal and group relations

Bandura postulated that the difference between what people know and how they act is mediated by ______.

A) self-esteem
B) self-concept
C) self-evaluation
D) self-efficacy

The most effective way to test the effectiveness of a treatment in psychotherapy is to utilize double-blinded designs.

If, according to the free-will solution to the problem of evil, God cannot interfere with our actions, then

A) God's power would seem to be limited.
B) God's goodness seems to be limited.
C) God's knowledge seems to be limited.
D) evil and suffering are not real.

In Plato's Symposium, Diotima argues that

A) philosophy is the nearest thing to immortality that a mortal can attain.
B) human beings, like the gods, are immortal.
C) procreation, whether of children or works of cultural importance, brings humans nearest to immortality.
D) humans seek immortality in vain.