Curtis is considering buying a new workout machine that
promises weight loss at twice the rate of other machines. When Curtis questioned such a claim with the manufacturer, the customer service representative stated this was a new system and previous research on weight loss was not applicable. This example illustrates which warning sign of pseudoscience?
A) Evasion of peer review
B) Absence of connectivity
C) Overreliance on anecdotes
D) Lack of self-correction
B
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Suppose that you are listening to a lecture by a speaker who supports the critical period hypothesis for a particular motor skill in children. The speaker is likely to say that
a. the ability to acquire this skill increases gradually over time. b. the ability to acquire this skill shows an abrupt increase during development. c. children will show a gradual decline in acquiring the skill competently, as the age of acquisition increases. d. children will show an abrupt drop in acquiring the skill competently, as the age of acquisition increases.
With the exception of __________, adopted children tend to show little resemblance to
their adoptive family in specific intellectual abilities. a. arithmetic b. vocabulary c. block design d. picture arrangement e. digit design