Briana realizes that in order to figure out whether the length of
a pendulum string or the weight on the end of it affects how fast the pendulum swings, she needs to vary string length and weight one at a time. This best illustrates:
A) transitive inference. B) introspection.
C) hypothetico-deductive reasoning. D) the personal fable.
Answer: C
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may be particular difficult to diagnose because some patients intentionally fake their own symptoms in order to obtain government benefits. As this possibility has to be ruled out as part of the diagnostic process, clinicians have to remember the importance of A) ruling out rival hypotheses. B) extraordinary claims. C) Occam's Razor. D) correlation versus causation.
Which of the following is LEAST likely to make people happy?
a. helping other people b. having satisfying relationships with other people c. earning enough money to be able to afford a lot of luxury possessions d. having "flow" activities in which people become highly engaged