Dr. Benjamin Rush treated yellow fever by bloodletting. He attributed each recovery to the bloodletting and each death to the severity of the yellow fever. What rule of science did he violate?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? Rush violated the principle of falsifiability.
? There was no possible counterevidence that could refute his theory.
? He also did not look for contradictory evidence and so was guilty of confirmation bias.
Psychology
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What will be an ideal response?
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Which question would be of most interest to a social psychologist who studies behavioral genetics?
a. To what extent are attitudes inherited? b. What brain structures are involved in describing the self? c. Does high self-esteem help people to resist disease? d. What role does testosterone play in aggression?
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