Looking for evidence that is in accordance with one's hypothesis is called:
A) negation. B) an elimination strategy.
C) a confirmation strategy. D) reasoning.
Answer: C
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a. Extrasensory perception b. Prenatal environment c. Survival of the fittest d. Gene mutations
Creating phosphenes illustrates how which of the following processes occurs in the eye?
a. sensory gating b. accommodation c. absolute threshold d. sensory coding
Research on deafness shows that
a. one percent of Americans are deaf. b. conductive deafness is most often found in children. c. sensorineural deafness usually stems from damage to the structures of the middle ear. d. hearing aids provide inner ear amplification of sound.
George just bought a new laptop computer after years of using a personal computer with a larger keyboard. He is having difficulty in recalling and striking the correct keys on the laptop; it seems the keyboard arrangement of the PC is easier to recall. It appears George suffers from
a. repression. c. retrograde amnesia. b. proactive interference. d. retroactive interference.