Exam 1: Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Rona believes that women make better primary school teachers than men because women are more nurturing and less legalistic. When you present her with data that indicate male teachers perform very well at the primary level, she tries to discredit the information. Rona is a victim of

Apply the critical-thinking principles discussed in Chapter 1 to a discussion of how science is an approach to evidence.

Astrologers, before attempting to demonstrate their abilities, often try to explain away inaccurate predictions. Such excuses violate the critical-thinking principle of

Which of the following is found in science but NOT in pseudoscience?

Scientific scepticism requires that any claim is met with a(n)________.

Using the principle of Occam's Razor, a good theory is one that is the ________ explanation for the available data.

Psychology was once similar to which of the following disciplines?