What is a method of testing a theory where a positive result confirms the predictions made by the theory?
A. deductive reasoning
B. inductive reasoning
C. disconfirmational strategy
D. confirmational strategy
Answer: D
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a. novices b. beginners c. experts d. greenhorns
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A) successful, because criminal interrogators never use it if there really isn't an eyewitness. B) successful, because the suspect uses the eyewitness testimony in order to form an "accurate" judgment of whether he or she committed the crime. C) not successful, because criminal interrogators sometimes use false evidence. D) not successful, because more than one eyewitness testimony is necessary to influence the suspect.
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a. hemispheric neglect b. blindsight c. inability to pick up changes that occur during saccades d. bad fashion choices
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A. preferential looking B. habituation and dishabituation C. brain imaging D. visual tracking