Psychology Basics
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>A set of claims that seem scientific but are not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of over reliance on anecdotes?

    <p>Anecdote - a story about a single person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 major challenges in psychology?

    <p>Behavior is shaped by culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a testable prediction derived from a scientific theory?

    <p>Hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the tendency to seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them?

    <p>Confirmation bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them?

    <p>Belief perseverance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a set of claims that seem scientific but are not?

    <p>Pseudoscience</p> Signup and view all the answers

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