The practice of physiognomy, as well as that of phrenology,
have been summarily discredited by modern scientific research. As it turns out, the bumps on a person's head and one's facial characteristics give virtually no information about their personality characteristics. This is an important reminder of the importance of the critical thinking principle of
A) falsifiability.
B) correlation versus causation.
C) extraordinary claims.
D) ruling out rival hypotheses.
Answer: A
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Dualism refers to the out-of-date idea that
a. mind and body are separate. b. the whole is more than the sum of its parts. c. the brain is made up of structures and functions. d. behavior is influenced by free will and determinism.
Imagine that researchers find some memories are lost very quickly from memory, while other memories last much longer. This evidence would create the MOST problems for
a. the decay theory of forgetting. b. the interference theory of forgetting. c. the repression theory of forgetting. d. the neurochemical theory of forgetting.
As adults, children whose parents divorced are more likely to experience all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. domestic violence b. conflict in their own marriage c. negative attitudes about marriage d. depression
Myelinated axons require more energy to transmit action potentials than unmyelinated axons.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)