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Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 major challenges in psychology?
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 major challenges in psychology?
- Action are multiply determined
- People influence one another through reciprocal determinism
- Individual differences among people
- Psychological influences are rarely independent (correct)
What is the definition of a scientific theory?
What is the definition of a scientific theory?
- Explanations for a large number of findings in the natural world (correct)
- The tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them
- Testable prediction derived from a scientific theory
- Tendency to seek out evidence that support our hypotheses and deny, dismiss or distort evidence that contradicts them
What is the meaning of confirmation bias?
What is the meaning of confirmation bias?
- A set of claims that seem scientific but are not
- The tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them
- Explanations for a large number of findings in the natural world
- Tendency to seek out evidence that support our hypotheses and deny, dismiss or distort evidence that contradicts them (correct)
What is the definition of pseudoscience?
What is the definition of pseudoscience?
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What is the meaning of over reliance on anecdotes?
What is the meaning of over reliance on anecdotes?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 major challenges in psychology?
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 major challenges in psychology?
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What is the term for a testable prediction derived from a scientific theory?
What is the term for a testable prediction derived from a scientific theory?
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What is the term for the tendency to seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them?
What is the term for the tendency to seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them?
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What is the term for the tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them?
What is the term for the tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them?
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What is the term for a set of claims that seem scientific but are not?
What is the term for a set of claims that seem scientific but are not?
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