Based on an observation at a local fast-food restaurant, Dr. Colby predicts that more people will buy a hamburger if it is covered with cheese. This prediction is most accurately thought of as a
a. fact.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. correlation.
b
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Knowing how statistics can be used can help you identify cases where they are being presented in a(n) ______ way to make an argument.
A. invalid B. inconsistent C. skewed D. biased
__________ is obtained by dividing a person’s mental age by the person’s physical age and then multiplying the quotient by 100.
A. Ratio IQ B. Deviation IQ C. Standardized score D. Achievement score E. Composite score
Mr. Dixon is filling in a credit application that requires him to list all his addresses and phone numbers for the past seven years. He is having trouble because he has moved four times in the past seven years, and he can't seem to recall the correct information for each place he has lived. Based on what is known about memory failures, you should conclude that Mr. Dixon's problem results from:
a. proactive interference b. transfer-appropriate processing c. state-dependent forgetting d. retroactive interference
Concerning the mind-body problem, Skinner was a(n):
a. epiphenomenalist b. interactionist c. occasionalist d. physical monist