Question 1

Fundamental principles that are accepted largely on faith are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) ground rules 
B) conjectures 
C) canons 
D) theologisms 
A) ground rules 
B) conjectures 
C) canons 
D) theologisms

Question 2

"Occam's Razor" and "Lloyd Morgan's Canon" refer to the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A) parsimony 
B) theoretical coherence 
C) comprehensiveness 
D) testability 
A) parsimony 
B) theoretical coherence 
C) comprehensiveness 
D) testability

Question 3

The origin of the phrase "I got it straight from the horse's mouth" is a good illustration of the basic principle of:

Accepted Answer

A) authority 
B) logic 
C) logical positivism 
D) empiricism 
A) authority 
B) logic 
C) logical positivism 
D) empiricism

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the four canons of science mentioned in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) determinism 
B) empiricism 
C) parsimony 
D) reliability 
A) determinism 
B) empiricism 
C) parsimony 
D) reliability

Question 5

Dr.Rabinowitz believes that the best way to understand the world is through the use of logical reasoning.Dr.Rabinowitz is most likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A) a psychologist 
B) a philosopher 
C) a physiologist 
D) a political scientist 
A) a psychologist 
B) a philosopher 
C) a physiologist 
D) a political scientist

Question 6

Superstitious conditioning refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) lay people's erroneous assumptions about luck and fate 
B) bits of folk wisdom that people are rewarded for expressing 
C) the false conditioning of random behaviors 
D) a learned aversion toward situations people don't understand 
A) lay people's erroneous assumptions about luck and fate 
B) bits of folk wisdom that people are rewarded for expressing 
C) the false conditioning of random behaviors 
D) a learned aversion toward situations people don't understand

Fundamental principles that are accepted largely on faith are referred to as:

"Occam's Razor" and "Lloyd Morgan's Canon" refer to the principle of:

The origin of the phrase "I got it straight from the horse's mouth" is a good illustration of the basic principle of:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four canons of science mentioned in the text?

Dr.Rabinowitz believes that the best way to understand the world is through the use of logical reasoning.Dr.Rabinowitz is most likely to be:

Superstitious conditioning refers to:

How Do We Find Out

Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement

Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement

How Do We Misinterpret

Nonexperimental Research Designs

Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs

Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Choosing the Right Research Design

A Brief Course in Statistics

Telling the World About It

Putting It All Together: Maximizing Validity With Multi-Method and Highly Creative Research

Putting Your Knowledge to Work: 20 Methodology Problems

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Exam 1: How Do We Know

Fundamental principles that are accepted largely on faith are referred to as:

"Occam's Razor" and "Lloyd Morgan's Canon" refer to the principle of:

The origin of the phrase "I got it straight from the horse's mouth" is a good illustration of the basic principle of:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four canons of science mentioned in the text?

Dr.Rabinowitz believes that the best way to understand the world is through the use of logical reasoning.Dr.Rabinowitz is most likely to be:

Superstitious conditioning refers to:

How Do We Find Out

Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement

Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement

How Do We Misinterpret

Nonexperimental Research Designs

Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs

Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Choosing the Right Research Design

A Brief Course in Statistics

Telling the World About It

Putting It All Together: Maximizing Validity With Multi-Method and Highly Creative Research

Putting Your Knowledge to Work: 20 Methodology Problems

Filters