There is a joke among scientists about a researcher who tells others that he belongs to a secret scientific society, where no one but the researcher will ever know about the studies members are doing

This joke is humorous because it violates the principle of

a. determinism.
b. control groups.
c. open-mindedness.
d. public verifiability.

Answer: d. public verifiability.

Psychology

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a) incorporate social support into its analysis. b) incorporate the cultural dimension of individualism and collectivism. c) examine the relationship between economic and cultural differences. d) examine the relationship between cultural dimensions and the incidence of a particular disease state.

Psychology

Which of the following is most likely a correlation coefficient for a relationship between stress and health?

a. -0.78 c. 0 b. +1 d. +0.98

Psychology