The Critical Reading Section in This Chapter Discusses the Researchers

Multiple Choice

The critical reading section in this chapter discusses the researchers Isabelle Blanchette (2014) and Roy Baumeister and his colleagues (2007) , who conducted literature reviews on whether emotion makes people irrational. The researchers' reviews present _____ as evidence that provides _____.

A) summaries of case studies of people who were negatively impacted by emotion; fairly weak support
B) statements of authority; weak support because of biased studies that supported only one side
C) statements of authority; weak support based on many low-quality studies
D) statements of scientific authority; strong support based on many high-quality research studies.