According to the authors, one reason to be wary of
programs that promise to teach you speed reading techniques in return for money is that such claims do not fit with the available data on information processing and memory. This is consistent with the pseudoscience error known as
A) absence of connectivity.
Correct. Connectivity refers to a consistency between different research findings.
B) evasion of peer review.
C) exaggerated claims.
D) psychobabble.
Incorrect. The use of psychobabble refers to using complex jargon and terminology that most people would not understand. It is used to mask the absence of true science in a finding.
Answer: A
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