Occam's razor is used to address which criterion for acceptable hypotheses?
a. falsifiability
b. comprehensiveness
c. correspondence with reality
d. coherence and parsimony
d
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A. infancy B. early childhood C. middle childhood D. adolescence
____ is an approach based on the idea that the more prepared a couple is for marriage, the better the relationship will survive over the long run
a. No Marriage Left Behind b. "Connections" c. Marriage education d. Contracted relationship consulting
What is the potential impact on society of workplace discrimination?
a. It offers good jobs to those who are best trained. b. It provides incentives to those who are willing to commit to education and training. c. It fosters the growth of human capital. d. It creates societal stagnation.
A man who had delusions and hallucinations that told him to kill his parents is found not guilty by reason of insanity because, at the time of the crime, he did not know right from wrong. This insanity verdict ____
a. is no longer possible in the United States b. is contradictory to the American Law Institute code c. illustrates the irresistible impulse idea d. illustrates the M'Naghten Rule