Ellis has identified a number of mechanisms which cause us to events and which we use to indoctrinate ourselves into thinking irrationally.

Asocial scientist is interested in determining if there is a significant difference in the proportion of republicans between two areas of town. he takes independent random samples of 200 families in each area of town and a significance test was conducted. the p-value was 0.0156. what should be our conclusions?

What was the direct cause of the u.s. entry into world war ii? a. the bombing of pearl harbor b. the invasion of poland by germany c. the capture of belgium by germany d. the battle of britain

Which of the following is an example of the treatment technique for ocd called exposure and response prevention (erp)? a. callie has a hoarding compulsion. she becomes anxious whenever she has to throw something away; she even keeps stuff that she doesn't need and will never use. her therapist has arranged for callie's unnecessary belongings to be discarded of when she is away from home. b. carrie has an obsessive fear of contamination which has led to compulsive hand washing. her therapist is treating her by making her touch dirty laundry but not allowing her to wash her hands following for increasingly longer periods of time. c. kelly has religious obsessions. she feels that if she doesn't read biblical passages every hour of the day, she will do something evil. her therapist is treating her by having her attend religious services more frequently so that good thoughts will replace the bad ones. d. kerry has an obsessive fear of contamination which has led to compulsive hand washing rituals. her therapist is treating her by forcing her to wash her hands repeatedly, even when she doesn't feel anxious.