Questão 1
Questão
One reason that Freud's theories of personality have not been more influential in the field of psychology is that
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the theories do not specify causes for behaviour.
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the theories are not the simplest explanations for behaviour.
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the theories are too unusual.
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the theories are difficult to falsify.
Questão 2
Questão
The parsimony canon of the scientific method states that
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the simplest explanation of a phenomenon is most likely to be correct.
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observation is the best way of gaining new knowledge.
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phenomena have observable causes.
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explanations of phenomena should be able to be falsified if they are incorrect.
Questão 3
Questão
Deciding is must be raining because you felt it would rain today is an example of which method of knowing?
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intuition
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authority
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observation
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deduction
Questão 4
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Seeking only evidence that supports our beliefs and ignoring evidence that contradicts those beliefs is:
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belief bias
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confirmation bias
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evidence bias
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contradictory bias
Questão 5
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The scientific method involves gaining new knowledge through
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deduction.
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intuition.
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authority.
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observation.
Questão 6
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Knowledge gained in _________ studies can also feed back to basic researchers to help them refine their theories about how behaviour works.
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basic
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applied
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field
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experimental
Questão 7
Questão
What helps scientists test their ideas more easily, because it is easier to develop a study that might falsify a simple explanation than to develop a study that might falsify a more complex explanation?
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determinism.
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parsimony.
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testability.
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empiricism.
Questão 8
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Relying on the works of Plato and Aristotle for knowledge about the world is an example of what way knowing?
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intuition
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authority
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observation
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deduction
Questão 9
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External validity is
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a type of research conducted in psychology
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the degree to which a study's results can be generalise to individuals and situations outside of the study.
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the degree to which a study provides a good test of a causal prediction.
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both b and c.
Questão 10
Questão
_______ research investigates fundamental aspects of behaviour, whereas ______ research investigates solutions for real-world problems.
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Internal;external
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External;internal
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Basic;applied
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Applied;basic