You should not accept as a scientific statement or hypothesis any statement or
hypothesis that
(a) is not proven
(b) is not put in mathematical or logical terms
(c) has no consequences that can be checked by empirical observation
(d) you cannot even imagine any observation that, if it were to occur, you
would doubt the statement or conclude that the hypothesis is somehow
wrong
(e) both C and D but not A or B
E
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Warren, age 16, recently started giving away important possessions, stopped eating, and demonstrated lethargy. Warren may be demonstrating the warning signs of __________.
A. an eating disorder B. anxiety C. suicide D. a brain lesion
One of the strongest placebo effects involves:
A. reducing body temperature B. relieving pain C. relieving stomach cramps D. reducing depression
People sometimes infer their attitudes by observing their own behavior. This is called
a. self-perception theory. c. the reciprocity principle. b. self-reflective theory. d. the scarcity principle.
People who suffer from alcohol abuse may suffer from brought on by Korsakoff's syndrome, and be unable to form new long-term memories
a. agnosia b. amnesia c. the primacy effect d. the serial effect