A key characteristic of a pseudoscience is that its theories are:
a) frequently discarded.
b) formulated and revised as needed.
c) untestable.
d) seldom believed by the general public.
ANS: C
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A) positive sense of personal constructs. B) negative sense of personal constructs. C) internal locus of control. D) external locus of control.
Which of the following is not true regarding the influence of parental behaviors upon gender development?
a. Parents tend to respond more positively to problem-solving behaviors in their sons. b. Adults play more roughly with male babies than they do with female babies. c. Fathers tend to reward their male and female children for their assertiveness. d. Boys are given greater opportunities to explore their environments than girls are.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The substructure within a neuron's cell body that contains the cell's DNA is called the ________.
A. axon B. dendrite C. nucleus D. nucleolus