Scientific theories must be subject to empirical scrutiny, that is to say, they must be ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
testable
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Gender differences observed in the prevalence of many personality disorders may be due to
a. tolerance of behavior in a culture b. differences in help-seeking behavior. c. gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician. d. all of the above
Tolman's research arguably indicates that _____ demonstrate a rudimentary form of of Thurstone's primary mental ability of _____.
A) infants; numerical ability B) infants; spatial visualization C) rats; numerical ability D) rats; spatial visualization
Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater. How can Erin’s parents encourage her to eat a new food?
A) Reward her with dessert if she eats the new food. B) Repeatedly expose her to the new food without any direct pressure to eat it. C) Add salt or sugar to the new food to increase her willingness to eat it. D) Make her stay at the table until she takes a few bites of the new food.
Andrea Yates was accused of killing her five children. Her defense attorneys contended that she suffered from which psychological disorder?
a) schizophrenia b) bipolar depression c) postpartum depression d) multiple personality