- Academic psychologists are more skeptical of many weakly supported claims, such as extrasensory perception than their colleagues in more traditional sciences are, such as physics and chemistry. Fact Fiction o, when we hear that a scientific explanation is "just a theory ," we should remember nat theories aren't just guesses Some theories have survived repeated efforts to refute hem and are well.-confirmed models of how the world works (Kitcher.2009). - of 1 point Identify Theories and Hypotheses 1 try left 1. Sarah's motivation for cheating was fear of failure. Theory Hypothesis
- Test of Popular Psychology Knowledge 1 try left 9. People with schizophrenia have more than one personality. False True - of 1 point Test of Popular Psychology Knowledge 1 try left 10. All effective psychotherapies require clients to get to the root of their problems in childhood. False True
- Question 12 (1 point) Which of the following ideas has psychology borrowed from 17^th century "natural philosophy"? Effects are predictable and measurable. Free will. The deduction method of logic. The nature of humans as being basically good, moving toward self-actualization.
- Question 4 (1 point) Which of the following is a contribution of Rene Descartes to modern psychology? a mechanistic conception of the body. the theory of reflex action. localization of mental function in the brain. All of the above.
- Question 3 (1 point) Which of the following is NOT a contribution of British empiricism to the development of psychology? the analysis of conscious experience into elements the synthesis of elements into complex mental experiences through the process of association the primary role of the process of sensation the focus on unconscious experiences
