The belief that people should accept the word of an authority figure without questioning or debating that word is called __________

What is the main advantage of an experiment over a correlational study?

a. The researcher knows the participants are representative of the population. b. The researcher is better able to draw conclusions about cause and effect. c. The researcher is able to study phenomena within their natural context. d. The researcher can legitimately use a much smaller sample size.

A method of testing a theory or hypothesis in which a positive result disconfirms the predictions made by that theory or hypothesis is called ______.

A. discontinuous strategy B. comprehensive strategy C. confirmational strategy D. disconfirmational strategy