Identify the two key criteria to define pseudoscience that delineates it as a narrower concept?
What will be an ideal response?
Pseudoscience (1) is not scientific and (2) is part of a system or set of beliefs that try to deceptively create the impression that the knowledge gained represents the "final say" or most reliable knowledge on its subject matter.
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a. gene b. fertilized ovum c. gamete d. autosome
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a. CAT scanning b. MEG c. MRI d. the EEG
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a. mood stabilizers b. antidepressants c. benzodiazepines d. antipsychotics
Jamie's dog, Taffy, begs for food and gets it at the dinner table every night. Jamie decides to discourage this behavior and refuses to give Taffy food when she begs. After a week, Jamie notices that Taffy's begging has decreased but has not stopped entirely. At this point, the behavior of begging has been
A) ?extinguished. B) ?partially extinguished. C) ?punished. D) ?unsuccessfully punished.