Which of the following is an advantage of the scientific approach over other ways of knowing about the world?

A. eliminating the need for evidence before drawing scientific conclusions
B. rejecting the idea that numerous cognitive and motivational biases affect our perceptions
C. ruling out intuition, anecdote, and authority as sources of ideas about behavior
D. providing an objective set of rules for gathering, evaluating, and reporting information


Answer: D

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a. a correction formula can be used. b. distractors should be eliminated. c. the number of items should be increased. d. distractors should be increased.

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About 25 percent of people with illness anxiety disorder would have been diagnosed as having ________, according to the DSM-IV.

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