If a person said that a scientific finding was replicated, he or she would be saying that the finding was __________.
A. accurate and truthful
B. capable of being consistently duplicated
C. not the result of correlation
D. parsimonious and straightforward
Answer: B
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a. ?fixed action pattern b. ?attitude c. ?attribution d. ?reflex
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a. proliferation b. neural plasticity c. neural migration d. neurogenesis
In "true" experiments, researchers attempt to implement a high degree of control in order to
a. make the study more naturalistic. b. enhance the study's external validity. c. minimize the likelihood of confounding. d. avoid making cause-effect conclusions.