Explain the self-correcting nature of science
What will be an ideal response?
a . Often in social psychology, two opposing sides of a position can point to experimental data that seems to support conflicting perspectives. Furthermore, some data may be flawed, leading to erroneous conclusions. Because science is an iterative process, each new study builds on previously published ones, correcting design flaws and erroneous conclusions along the way. Additionally, when new researchers replicate old studies, they are able to establish if the results are repeatable. If they are, we can have all the more confidence in them. If they are not replicated, then we may have to question if the results from the original study were a statistical fluke, and more research will be required. Over time, as researchers correct flaws and replicate previous studies, science can approximate the truth more and more closely.
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a. plumbing or construction work. b. government and social organizations. c. banking, accounting, and the military. d. visual and performing arts.
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b. descriptive statistics. c. inferential statistics. d. ratios.
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a. all of the data points lie within one standard deviation from the mean. b. about 2/3 of the distribution lies within one standard deviation from the mean. c. about 95% of the distribution lies within two standard deviations from the mean. d. both b and c
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a. facial feedback. b. unconscious attribution. c. cognitive distinction. d. emotional appraisal.