While some have noted that the virus that causes "strep"
may be at the root of the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), others have suggested that children with strep may be very uncomfortable, which worsens preexisting OCD symptoms. This different explanation for the relationship between strep and OCD is an important reminder of
A) falsifiability.
B) ruling out rival hypotheses.
C) replicability.
D) extraordinary claims.
Answer: B
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Head Start programs seem to enhance IQ scores of the children involved by exposing them to such materials as
a. letters and words. c. books. b. numbers. d. all of these.
Psychological tests used to infer motives, conflicts, and unconscious dynamics on the basis of a person's interpretations of ambiguous stimuli are called ________
a. clinical judgment tests. b. inventories. c. objective tests. d. projective tests.
Repeating but also correcting and elaborating on the child's utterance is called
A) recast. B) mimicking. C) modeling. D) expansion.