Acupuncture has been promoted as a way of restoring
health, and the method behind this procedure is to release blockages of a "life force" or energy called qi. A problem with this theory, however, is that it is not possible to disprove that qi exists or that releasing it can improve health. This problem demonstrates which of the following concepts from this chapter?
A) Replicability
B) Falsifiability
C) Extraordinary claims
D) Occam's Razor
Answer: B
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a. fluid reasoning b. visual-spatial processing c. quantitative reasoning d. working memory
An XX pattern in the 23rd pair of chromosomes indicates the fetus will:
have Down syndrome. be female. be male. be homosexual.
Between the seventh and the ninth days after fertilization, __________ occurs
A) the period of the embryo B) the period of the fetus C) implantation D) cell duplication
The story of Oskar Schindler provides an interesting personal example of moral development. In Schindler's case, his change in motivation from one of profit to one of saving lives represents a change that Kohlberg would say moves from ____ thinking to ____ thinking.
A. preconventional; conventional B. preconventional; postconventional C. postconventional; conventional D. postconventional; preconventional