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

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Question 2

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

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The answer of Scientific scepticism requires that any claim is...

Question 3

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

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A)  most complex
B)  most popular
C)  most conventional
D)  most simpleE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

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

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A)  Amazing, counterintuitive claims
B)  The presence of difficult-to-understand jargon or technical information
C)  Reliance on anecdotal evidence to support one's theory of human behaviour
D)  Self-correction of incorrect hypotheses and theoriesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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

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A)  testability.
B)  scepticism.
C)  Occam's Razor.
D)  replicability.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

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

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A)  confirmation bias.
B)  naive realism.
C)  belief perseverance.
D)  critical thinking.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Psychology was once similar to which of the following disciplines?

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A)  Biology
B)  Journalism
C)  Philosophy
D)  TheologyE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Psychology was once similar to which of the following disciplines?

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

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

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

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

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