An empirical method refers to:
A) the logical steps by which a hypothesis is derived from a theory.
B) a set of rules and techniques for observation.
C) the process of theory falsification.
D) the collection of statistical techniques that can be applied to a data set.
B) a set of rules and techniques for observation.
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a. Just noticeable difference b. Two-point threshold c. Psychophysical threshold d. Localization of experience
Although Sydney was not feeling very well, she went to her favorite Chinese restaurant for lunch. After eating the food, she became very sick. Upon going to the doctor, she found out that it was a stomach virus that had made her sick, not the food. However, the next time she went to the Chinese restaurant and smelled the food, she immediately felt nauseous. In this story, the unconditioned
response (UR) was a. the smell of the Chinese food. b. the stomach virus. c. getting sick due to the stomach virus. d. getting sick to the smell of the Chinese food.
Lashley (1938) stated that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body. Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?
a) two-factor theory b) James-Lange c) Cannon-Bard theory d) dual pathway theory
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.