To be falsifiable, a theory must be
a. concise.
b. testable.
c. discontinuous.
d. valid.
b. testable.
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Intensity of a stimulus, such as the intensity of noise that a person experiences, can be communicated through ______.
A. the size of an action potential B. the length of the axon an action potential travels along C. the number of neurons that fire action potentials D. the speed at which the action potential occurs
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. According to helplessness theory, individuals prone to depression attribute negative experiences to causes that are internal, unstable, and global. 2. Rapid cycling bipolar disorder is more common in women than it is in men. 3. Among the various mental disorders, bipolar disorder has the highest rate of heritability. 4. Schizophrenic hallucinations are often auditory. 5. Hearing voices in one's head is a common symptom associated with dissociative identity disorder.
Teachers in second grade or beyond should adjust their teaching in non-math subjects to emphasize
a. memorization of verbatim factual knowledge. b. broad impressions instead of verbatim facts. c. fuzzy furry animals instead of hairless species. d. tactics to reverse the harms of utilization deficiency.
An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz
How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability? a. The alien and humans detect the same frequencies. b. Humans can detect higher frequencies than the alien. c. The alien can detect higher frequencies, but its hearing is not as acute at lower frequencies. d. Humans can detect higher frequencies; however, the alien detects lower frequencies better than humans. e. Humans can detect both lower and higher frequencies than this alien.