Speed-reading programs have been "all the rage," as they
have promised to increase your ability to read and comprehend at incredible levels. Some have even claimed to increase their reading speed to 30,000 words per minute. Research, however, has found that their actual reading speed is not nearly this high, and that their comprehension of what they read "tested miserably." Which principle of critical thinking is this problematic for?
A) Replicability
B) Extraordinary claims
C) Occam's Razor
D) Falsifiability
Answer: B
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Which of the following is an example of a double standard?
a. Using a bigger hammer rather than finding a better tool for the job. b. Hoping someone else will begin a conversation with you at a party, but not wanting to begin one yourself. c. Suspending judgments about your behavior and being curious about why you act as you do. d. Trying to find the flaw in every idea rather than considering how the idea might apply to yourself.
After analyzing the data, a researcher finds no statistically significant results. The researcher's next step would be to
a) consider the results in light of previous research and theory b) abandon that area of research and begin a new project in a different area. c) readminister the exact same research design to the same sample of subjects. d) consider altering the data.