Exam 6: Psychology As a Science: What Is Science

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Isaac Asimov's phrase: "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' but 'That's funny' " was presented to show:

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A theory that is falsifiable is:

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Exercise 4 had you consider a study where use of traditional statistics showed a dead salmon reacted to human emotions. This study most clearly shows the problem with:

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Which of the following statements is most problematic?

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Which of the following reasons best explain the growth of qualitative methods in the UK?

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Which concept is most applicable when considering replication of qualitative research?

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Wundt's Völkerpsychologie is most similar to which of the following?

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The conventional alpha is .05. If a lower value, like .001, becomes the convention and nothing else changes with the research design, this will likely lead to:

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Those advocating for pre-registration believe it will:

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Feyerabend is most associated with the idea of:

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Find p < .05 means that:

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Erich von Däniken's ancient alien hypothesis is often considered unscientific because:

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HARKING refers to:

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Transparency of qualitative research has implications for:

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The US Supreme Court, in Daubert 1993, said that for a scientific theory to admissible via expert testimony:

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What do ethnographic studies of natural scientists working in laboratories show?

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"p-fishing" refers to scientists:

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Fraudulent data/research practice can be detected and reported:

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Which of the following is least associated with objectivity?

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