In order for a theory to be useful, it must be

a) correlated.
b) testable and refutable.
c) descriptive, not predictive.
d) supported by experimental research.


b

Psychology

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A. required pharmacists and physicians to register and pay a tax to dispense certain drugs. B. made it a crime to prescribe heroin to dependent users. C. regulated all over-the-counter medicines. D. regulated peyote and marijuana.

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Coping styles may become more androgynous in older adulthood, although women tend to cope less effectively during this period of the lifespan than do men

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following factors is NOT one of the Big Five factors of personality?

A. extraversion B. emotional stability C. introversion D. agreeableness

Psychology

According to ________, people determine whether a behavior corresponds to an actor's internal disposition by asking whether the consequences were foreseeable, and whether the behavior was intended, freely chosen, and occurred despite countervailing forces

A) the representativeness heuristic B) correspondent inference theory C) correspondence bias D) thecovariation model

Psychology