Theories do all of the following EXCEPT
A) organize a wide variety of varied facts in a coherent fashion.
B) allow future behavior to be predicted with some level of certainty.
C) encourage further exploration and discovery of new facts.
D) ignore historical contributions and focus on contemporary research.
D) ignore historical contributions and focus on contemporary research. Over time, theories are carefully evaluated and revised. New theories are gradually adopted as they are shown to explain a wider range of behaviors.
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a. Chiropractic medicine b. Folk healing c. Faith healing d. Acupuncture e. Homeopathic medicine
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a. cooperation b. coercion c. obedience d. conformity
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A. need B. motive C. state D. trait
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a. Social anxiety disorder b. Generalized anxiety disorder c. Selective mutism d. Anxiety sensitivity