Concepts are ideas that represent _____
A) a class or category of objects, events, or activities that share core properties
B) patterns of behavior
C) higher-order conditioning and secondary reinforcers
D) tangible objects
Answer: A
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a. identifies six family predictors of behavior problems among children b. counts the number of arguments within a family during a specified period of time c. records the number of family members who have ever experienced any mental disorder in the past d. indicates the likelihood that family members are genetically predisposed to develop mental disorders
In attempt to examine whether research done in a
laboratory setting can, in fact, be generalized to the "real world," Douglas Mook pointed out that studies that had high internal validity often had high external validity and could be repeated in a way that yielded the same, or at least similar, findings. Which principle of critical thinking does this address? A) Occam's Razor B) Ruling out rival hypotheses C) Falsifiability D) Replicability