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Question 31

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The idea that a scientific theory must be stated in such a way that it is possible to refute or disconfirm it is known as the principle of

A) pseudoscience.
B) falsifiability.
C) public verification.
D) systematic empiricism.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Question 32

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Increasing or decreasing together is to _____ as moving in an opposite direction is to _____.

A) quasi-experimental method; experimental method
B) experimental method; quasi-experimental method
C) positive correlation; negative correlation
D) negative correlation; positive correlation

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Question 33

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A psychologist from the _____ research area might study how humans process,store,and retrieve information.

Briefly describe what a hypothesis is and what a theory is noting the relationship between these terms.

Explain what a negative correlation between depression and self-esteem means.

In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance,sleep would be the

In a study of the effects of nicotine on concentration,participants who smoke are compared to those who do not on a measure of concentration.Identify the independent variable and dependent variable in this study.Is the independent variable a manipulated variable or a participant variable? What type of research method is used in this study?

When Stella finishes graduate school,she wants to conduct research that can be used immediately in order to improve the lives of others.Stella is most interested in _____ research.

Questions that are potentially answerable by means of currently available research techniques are known as

Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens,he went into the field to observe them.Jim was using the _____ method of research.

Identify and briefly describe the three criteria that help to define science.

Making observations in a systematic manner to test hypotheses and refute or develop a theory is known as

Manipulated independent variable is to nonmanipulated independent variable as _____ method is to _____ method.

In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance,driving performance would be the