According to Skinner, the primary goal of science is the:
a. description of events
b. prediction and control of events
c. naming phenomena
d. manipulation of some events
b
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A. Who are the researchers and do they have a financial stake in these results? B. Did the researchers report all of the results of the study? C. Were other factors that may have influenced the results accounted for? D. Does this finding make sense based on my experience?
In the text's discussion of the Hemingway and van Gogh families, the focus is on the
A) reinforcement of suicidal ideation. B) heritability of suicide. C) family's role modeling of suicidal behavior. D) inadvertent idealization of suicidal persons.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.