The authors of your text discuss the idea that social psychology progresses through the process of theory refinement. Which of the following is the best summary of theory refinement?
a. Theories are developed and debated by experts in the field.
b. When hypotheses are proven, they become theories.
c. Theories are developed, hypotheses are proposed and tested, and then theories are revised.
d. Hypotheses are proposed and tested at least three times by different researchers before altering a theory.
Answer: C
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Which of the following describes the individual's cardinal disposition(s)?
a) Sherlock Holmes was stubborn, persistent, disorganized, and arrogant, and he was a misogynist. b) Thomas Jefferson was a man of many talents. c) King Solomon was known for his wisdom. d) A well-known boxer was tough in the ring but gentle when he played with his kitten.
Our co-worker says, "It's awful in here." To understand what she means, we must
A) take into account extralinguistic information, such as location and facial expressions. B) examine the grammatical structure of her comment. C) examine the morphemes in the statement to determine the smaller units of meaning in the sentence. D) ignore nonverbal cues so that we are not distracted.