To say that science, "…looks where its tools provide the best illumination" means
a. scientists tend to focus their efforts on the issues that are best suited to the research tools available
b. scientists are not interested in studying important social phenomena.
c. the scientific method can be applied to every area of human experience.
d. advances in science are limited only by the imagination of the scientist.
C
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a. A moderate level leads to depression. Prolonged high levels relieve depression b. A moderate level enhances memory. Prolonged high levels impair memory. c. A moderate level decreases appetite. Prolonged high levels increase appetite. d. A moderate level increases serotonin release. Prolonged high levels increase dopamine.
Suppose that you were trying to find of a good place to eat. Research suggests that if you were a dog, you would ____, but that if you were a human you would ____
a. look to the environment (e.g., walk around and try to find something good); look to other humans (e.g., ask a friend) b. look to the environment (e.g., walk around and try to find something good); also look to the environment c. look to other dogs (e.g., look to see what other dogs were up to); look to other humans (e.g., ask a friend) d. look to other dogs (e.g., look to see what other dogs were up to); look to the environment (e.g., drive around and try to find something good)
Dakota is taking a test as part of one of her courses. Each question on the test lists a group of unrelated words (such as bird, car, justice), and she is supposed to think of a word that relates to all the terms in the list. It appears that this test is designed to measure Dakota's:
a. emotional intelligence b. creativity c. analytical intelligence d. spatial intelligence
Erik just heard that his neighbor, Alexis, was involved in an accident, and Erik decides that Alexis' reckless driving habits were the cause of the accident. His attribution for the cause of the accident is consistent with:
a. a self-serving bias b. the fundamental attribution error c. a self-fulfilling prophecy d. information integration theory