A theory must also be evaluated on its ability to be confirmed or disconfirmed; that is, it must be _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Falsifiable

Psychology

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If your car breaks down on a busy freeway, analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you will be less likely to receive help than on a sparsely traveled country road because

a. social ties have been broken down by the urbanization of America. b. personal responsibility for helping is spread so thin that no one takes action. c. people in rural areas are more religious and are more likely to follow "the Golden Rule.". d. it is too dangerous to stop on a freeway or to use a cell phone to call for help while on a freeway.

Psychology

Which sequence of eye parts through which light passes on its way to the brain is CORRECT?

A) pupil, lens, retina, cornea B) cornea, pupil, lens, retina C) iris, lens, retina, pupil D) lens, iris, pupil, retina

Psychology

The function of glial cells in the nervous system is to

a. remove waste products from the nervous system. b. insulate and nourish neurons. c. direct the growth of neurons. d. all of these

Psychology

A researcher asks an adult to memorize a list of words. Later, she shows the subject the words

imbedded in a larger word list. The subject must identify which word he has seen before. This paradigm is known as a: A) repetition-primary paradigm. B) conditioning paradigm. C) skill learning procedure. D) lexical decision making task.

Psychology