A learning strategy called Suggestive Accelerative Learning
and Teaching Techniques has suggested that people using this method can learn anywhere from 25 to several hundred times their normal learning speeds. When this set of techniques is subjected to scientific scrutiny, however, such results are not achieved. Which critical thinking concept should this bring to mind?
A) Occam's Razor
B) Replicability
C) Extraordinary claims
D) Correlation versus causation
Answer: C
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a. fasting b. bingeing c. excessive emphasis on body shape and weight d. intense fear of becoming pregnant
Which of the following is a well-known program of aggression research based on the social learning paradigm?
a. Richard Nisbett's "culture of honor" research b. Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave" research c. Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford prison" research d. Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research
_____ is NOT one of the three clusters of DSM–5 personality disorders.
A) Odd/eccentric B) Anxious/inhibited C) Histrionic/depressive D) Dramatic/erratic
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A. projection B. sublimation C. reaction formation D. compensation