1 2 3 4 According to the authors much of the knowledge from popular psychology sources a b c d is not able to be studied empirically is of no or very little interest to psychologists is consistent with the results of psychological research is contradicted by what psychological research has demonstrated Grade User Responses Feedback 1 d is contradicted by what psychological research has demonstrated What is an important limitation of anecdotal evidence in developing scientifically sound treatments or procedures a b c d Anecdotes effectively address the issue of representativeness of the cases Anecdotes are generalizable to the population from which the individual giving the anecdote came Anecdotes cannot help to establish cause effect relationships Anecdotes are extremely too easy for others to falsify Grade User Responses Feedback 0 b Anecdotes are generalizable to the population from which the individual giving the anecdote came Dr Wolpe designs an experimental test of his theory of aggression against a competing theory After conducting the appropriate statistical tests he finds that the data are better explained by the competing theory His willingness to accept the evidence that another theory is superior is a characteristic of a b c d gullibility scientific skepticism pathological skepticism dogmatism Grade User Responses Feedback 1 b scientific skepticism For a scientific claim to be meaningful it must be capable of being disproven This is the critical thinking principle of a b c d empirical investigation skepticism constructive alternativism falsifiability Grade User Responses Feedback 1 d falsifiability 1 5 6 7 8 Sue asked three of her friends after class if they thought the test they just finished taking was as easy as she thought it was They all agreed that it was She was surprised to find out the next day that although she and her friends had indeed done well a majority of the class had failed Why shouldn t Sue have been surprised a b c d Her friends shouldn t have expressed their views regarding the test Most of the students did not study for the test Students should have been randomly assigned to take the tests on different days She did not use random selection when asking people about the test Grade User Responses Feedback 1 d She did not use random selection when asking people about the test Which correlation coefficient is most likely to describe the relationship between brushing one s teeth and the number of cavities one gets a b c d r 83 r 45 r 62 r 08 Grade User Responses Feedback 1 c r 62 A medical doctor believes that the presence of aromatherapy will reduce the anxiety of first time mothers to be during labor and will increase their reported satisfaction with their care at his hospital He randomly assigns mothers to give birth in a room either with or without aromatherapy What is the independent variable in this example a b c d Anxiety level during labor Satisfaction with hospital care Number of previous birthing experiences Presence or absence of aromatherapy Grade User Responses Feedback 1 d Presence or absence of aromatherapy If I wanted to determine on average how far apart any one score is from another I should use a measure of statistical significance a correlation b central tendency c variability d Grade User Responses Feedback 1 d variability 2 9 10 11 12 The term statistical significance implies that the results are a b c d extremely meaningful important valid not likely due to chance Grade User Responses Feedback 1 d not likely due to chance In one research project a scientist gave students subliminal cassette tapes and told them to play them for 2 months After 2 months she assessed whether the tapes helped the self esteem of her participants and found that self esteem had indeed risen While she may have attributed this to the tapes it is also possible that those students may have found college life to be manageable and thus experienced an increase in self esteem for that reason This demonstrates which principle of critical thinking a b c d Ruling out rival hypotheses Correlation vs causation Replicability Extraordinary claims Grade User Responses Feedback 1 a Ruling out rival hypotheses Your teacher asks you to describe the sequence of parts of a neuron that the impulse travels during neural conduction Which of the following sequences will you offer a b c d terminal buttons axon soma dendrite axon soma dendrites synaptic knob dendrites soma axon axon terminal dendrites axon soma synaptic knob Grade User Responses Feedback 1 c dendrites soma axon axon terminal A is a fluid filled space between two neurons through which neurotransmitters travel It is in this area where messages are transmitted chemically a b c d terminal button synapse neuronal membrane synaptic vesicle Grade User Responses Feedback 1 b synapse 3 13 When a neuron fires it fires in a n fashion as there is no such thing as partial firing a b c d all or none quick succession accidental patterned rapid fire Grade User Responses Feedback 0 d rapid fire 14 Which of the following is true about neurotransmitters a b c d Neurotransmitters are responsible for communication within one neuron Neurotransmission may be enhanced by reuptake of the neurotransmitter back into the axon terminal Neurotransmitters can bind to any receptor site Neurotransmitters bind to receptor sites that are specific to that type of neurotransmitter Grade User Responses Feedback 0 b Neurotransmission may be enhanced by reuptake of the neurotransmitter back into the axon terminal Of the following functions which is NOT controlled by the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex a b c d understanding language processing visual images storing memories of our past hearing Grade User Responses Feedback 1 b processing visual images 15 16 Some research has shown that stimulating parts of the temporal lobe can produce vivid autobiographical memories Others have suggested that these are not true memories but rather are more like altered perceptions that do not reflect real past experiences To date the true answer has not yet been solidified This uncertainty in research findings demonstrates which of the six principles of scientific thinking a b c d Extraordinary claims Correlation vs causation Falsifiability Ruling out rival hypotheses Grade User Responses Feedback 0 a Extraordinary claims 4 17 When you see someone you have a crush on and your heart pounds your hands get sweaty and your cheeks feel hot your is are active a b c d