A psychophysical function
a. maps psychological experience to the physical world.
b. relates one stimulus dimension to another dimension.
c. relates two aspects of the physical world.
d. is a mathematical description of the way in which perception changes, even if the stimulus
remains the same.
e. is a measure of sensation rather than perception.
a. maps psychological experience to the physical world.
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A) Amazing, counterintuitive claims B) The presence of difficult-to-understand jargon or technical information Incorrect. In fact, the more psychobabble jargon that is used, the more pseudoscientific a claim is. C) Reliance on anecdotal evidence to support one's theory of human behavior D) Self-correction of incorrect hypotheses and theories Correct. In pseudoscience, hypotheses that are not supported by the data are rarely adjusted. In a science, theories are adapted to the evidence that is gathered about them.
A boy is taught to fear a rat by pairing the rat with a frightening noise. This is an example of __________
a. modeling. b. shaping. c. social learning. d. conditioning.