Scientific knowledge can be inaccurate for at least three reasons. Which ones?


Answer: Incorrect assumptions, imprecise descriptions, poor applications

Psychology

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Which brain structure appears to play an active role in integrating sensory information?

a. hypothalamus b. limbic system c. thalamus d. cerebrum

Psychology

Mantler and colleagues (2005) found that ____ mediated the relationship between one's employment status and their perceived levels of stress

a. age of children b. retirement savings c. employment uncertainty d. educational achievements

Psychology

You are an organism at some point during your prenatal development. Just seconds ago, your complete set of DNA was assembled for the first time. Right now, you are a(n) ____.?

a. ?zygote b. ?embryo c. ?germ d. ?fetus

Psychology

Ellen is shown a somewhat ambiguous picture of a person in a lab coat studying what looks like a medical chart. Ellen is then asked to tell a story about this person. She says that this person is a new resident in a hospital and is working very long hours, but is happy to have finally reached his goal of becoming a doctor. In this story, Ellen is exhibiting:

a. low achievement motivation c. high fear of failure b. high achievement motivation d. a self-handicapping strategy

Psychology