Scientific knowledge is based on
a. authority.
b. tenacity.
c. empirical evidence.
d. a priori beliefs.
C
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Suppose that your professor tells you that you must locate a journal article about cognitive psychology that presents empirical evidence. You should look for an article that
a. studies humans, rather than other animals. b. emphasizes evidence collected in experiments. c. provides a theoretical explanation for previous research. d. uses at least two different statistical analyses.
An experiment measures participants' performance in judging syllogisms. Two premises and a conclusion are presented as stimuli, and participants are asked to indicate (yes or no) if the conclusion logically follows from the premises. Error rates are then calculated for each syllogism. This experiment studies _________________ reasoning.
A. deductive B. intuitive C. falsification D. inductive
In the __________ model, abnormality is seen as an illness that is caused physically and that can be treated physically.
A. social-learning B. medical C. humanist D. psychodynamic
Sigmund Freud believed that many psychological problems resulted from
a. feelings and emotions repressed during childhood. b. organic disturbances, such as brain tumors. c. poor social interactions. d. failure to "find oneself" during adolescence.