Which of the following is not a component of a good theory?
a. The theory is tautological
b. The theory is parsimonious
c. The theory allows making predictions
d. The theory is falsifiable
a
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Dr. Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as physical disorders. He is most likely trained under the __________ approach to therapy.
A. psychoanalytic B. rational emotive C. Freudian D. biological
Mary is investigating factors related to alcohol use among college students, so she lives in a college dormitory for a month to observe students and conduct in-depth interviews with them. This is an example of what type of research?
A. experimental B. ethnography C. representative research D. survey research
Each form of a gene that is contained within a chromosome is referred to as a ____
a. dominant gene b. recessive gene c. allele d. single gene
Which of the following is NOT a source of health information?
a. the television b. your doctor c. your family d. your friends e. none of the above (that is, all of the above are sources of health information)