The third step of the scientific method uses a general hypothesis to develop a testable predication. This step involves the use of ____
a. induction
b. deduction
c. analysis
d. synthesis
b
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Sir Francis Galton set out to show a. that some humans possessed characteristics that made them more fit than other humans
b. that humans did not differ significantly from each other. c. that life evolved on this planet partially because of individual differences among individual forms of life within a species or type of animal. d. that the concept of survival of the fittest was essentially incorrect.
Nine-year-old Desi is in the _____ stage of cognitive development whereas her 15-year-old brother is likely in the _____ stage
a) preoperational; concrete operations b) sensorimotor; preoperational c) formal operations; sensorimotor d) concrete operations; formal operations
People with low self-esteem tend to create negative meaning from neutral events
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
All of the following statements about brain development are accurate except
a. myelination is complete in many areas of the brain by the age of 4 years b. pruning of neurons occurs at different rates in different parts of the brain c. the cerebral cortex develops more slowly than the parts of the brain that are responsible for basic body functions d. experience-dependent aspects of the brain are open to the effects of experience as long as those experiences occur before the age of 3 years