Scientific skepticism requires that any claim is met with
A) an open mind.
B) regard for authority.
C) healthy resistance to persuasion.
D) hypothetical aptitude.
Answer: A
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As a gate creaks open, Oscar the puppy notices a cat heading into his yard. The cat hisses and scratches Oscar on the nose, causing Oscar to yelp in pain. Which outcome to this scenario portrays higher order conditioning?
a. ?Now when Oscar sees the cat who scratched his nose he runs away, but he feels comfortable with the cat with whom he shares a home. b. ?Now when Oscar sees a cat or small dog coming toward him, he immediately begins to yelp in pain. c. ?Now whenever Oscar sees a cat, including the cat in his own home, he runs away. d. ?Now when Oscar hears a gate creak, regardless of who is coming through it, he runs away.
What did Bouchard find in his study?
A. Identical twins varied greatly in behaviors. B. Identical twins varied greatly in personality traits. C. The twins were identical in behaviors. D. The twins were very similar in personality traits.
William James believed that the peculiar disorders described by Charcot and Janet suggested that:
A) hypnosis may be a superior technique to introspection in identifying the building blocks of consciousness. B) psychological disorders are too idiosyncratic to be a proper subject matter for psychology. C) the brain can create many conscious selves that are not aware of each other's existence. D) functionalism cannot be applied as a conceptual framework for understanding psychological disorders.
In the Asch study, what percentage of the subjects went along with the majority's wrong answer at least once?
a. 15% c. 55% b. 25% d. 75%