Robert Hooke did not agree with Newton’s ____
a. hypotheses about gravity
b. corpuscular theory of light
c. correction for the chromatic aberration flaw in the telescopes of the day
d. theory on planetary mechanics
B
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Which of the following statements regarding the spread of HIV is FALSE?
a. AIDS has a relatively short incubation period during which time it cannot be spread to others. b. Almost thirty percent of new HIV infections in the United States are transmitted through heterosexual sex. c. Most people with AIDS eventually die of multiple infections, although newer multi-drug therapies have greatly improved the odds of survival. d. Twenty-five percent of HIV infected individuals are unaware of their infections.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavior that would help if you were providing support and counseling to a friend?
a. acceptance b. respect and genuineness c. helping to establish blame d. paraphrasing and reflecting
Kathie drinks three cups of coffee a day and believes coffee is good for her health. Recently she comes across an article providing information about both the positive and negative effects of coffee on health
When later explaining the article to a friend she only recalls the reasons it might be beneficial while leaving out the information concerning why it might be harmful. This represents an example of: a. fundamental attribution error. b. confirmation bias. c. correspondence bias. d. self-fulfilling prophecy
A frequent misinterpretation is to think that p values represent the probability of the ______ being true.
a. secondary hypothesis b. null hypothesis c. rejected hypothesis d. alternative hypothesis