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Multiple choice. Please answer all

a. Creativity and patience b. Pride and prejadice e. Skepticism and humility d. Ingenuity and practicality 8. is carried from the central nervous system to the body's tissues by: a. Sensory ncurons b. Motor neurons c. Inter-neurons d. The limbic system 9. In which type of research would an investigator manipulate one factor in order to observe its effects on some behavior or mental process? a. Experimentation b. Naturalistie observation c· The case study d. Correlational designs 10. Which of the following correlation coefficients expresses the weakest degree of two variables a. -0.99 b. +0.12 c. -0.25 d. +1.00 11. When Leanne heard about experimental evidence that orange juice consumption triggers children, she questioned whether the tested children had been randomly assigned to experimental conditions. Leanne's reaction best illustrates: a. An illusion of control b. Critical thinking c. Overconfidence d· The hindsight bias 12. The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to a. Exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events b. Dismiss the value of replication c. Overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions d. Reject any ideas that can't be scientifically tested 13. "There is something wrong with his Medulla Oblongata." If this were true of Bill, which of the following would he have difficulty with? a. Complex spatial reasoning b. Complex verbal reasoning c. Filtering out unnecessary d. Breathing information from the environment

Answer 1

7. c

Curiosity, skepticism, and humility are the three main characteristics of the scientific attitude.

8. b

Motor neurons carry information from the central nervous system to muscles, organs, and glands. Sensory neurons pass on information from organs or external stimuli to the central nervous system. Interneurons transmit signals between the sensory and motor neurons.

9. a

This helps understand the cause and effect relationship between two factors.

10. c

The correlation coefficient measures values range from -1 to 1. The lowest here is -0.25.

11. b

Critical thinking involves active analysis and evaluation of information to arrive at a conclusion.

12. a

Hindsight bias is also called the “knew-it-all-along” phenomenon because of this tendency.

13. d

The medulla oblongata is important for heart and blood vessel function and in the regulation of digestion, breathing, swallowing, and sneezing.