A scientific explanation that remains tentative until it has been adequately tested is called a(n):

Related Mcqs:

1. A scientific explanation that remains tentative until it has been adequately tested is called a(n):

   A. theory
   B. Law
   C. hypothesis
   D. experiments

2. The belief that one can perform adequately in a particular situation is:

   A. Self-regard
   B. Self-efficacy
   C. Self-actualization
   D. Self-esteem

3. Which of the following statements best fits the behavioural explanation of the development of phobias?

   A. Threat perception (how dangerous individual believes the threat to be)
   B. Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions)
   C. Conflict in the psyche (conflict between id, ego and superego)
   D. Genetics alone affects the likelihood of an individual developing a phobia

4. If you slowly bring your finger toward your face until it eventually touches your nose, eye-muscle cues called ________________ convey depth information to your brain?

   A. retinal disparity
   B. interposition
   C. continuity
   D. convergence

5. Memorizing by rote (i.e., repeating something over and over until it is learned) is also called _________________?

   A. declarative rehearsal
   B. elaborative rehearsal
   C. maintenance rehearsal
   D. distributed practice

6. After an animal is allowed to copulate until it has no further interest, it will resume sexual activity when a new partner is provided. This is called:

   A. a stimulus need
   B. a curiosity drive
   C. the Coolidge effect
   D. an episodic drive

7. In a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tested like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a ___________?

   A. replication
   B. placebo
   C. random sample
   D. double blind
   E. None of these

8. A child is shown two identical balls of clay, sees one of them rolled into a rod shape, and is then asked which ball contains more clay. This child is being tested for an understanding of _____________?

   A. object permanence
   B. conservation of substance
   C. the reversibility of actions
   D. logical possibilities

9. Waqas was having his hearing tested and a number of the tones that were presented were so faint he was not able to detect them. These faint sounds would:

   A. Inhibit action potentials from reaching the terminal buttons
   B. Cause action potentials that were took weak to reach the terminal buttons
   C. Fall below William’s absolute threshold for sound
   D. Cause more inhibitory than excitatory synapses

10. Researchers have tested whether people can learn to use different search strategies by training them. What was the general conclusion based on these research studies?

    A. People can learn different search strategies, but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is present
    B. People cannot shift from serial to parallel processing when targets are present
    C. People can learn different search strategies and training does improve performance overall
    D. People can learn different search strategies but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is absent