Psychology Differs from Pseudoscience and Psychobabble in All of the Following

question 239

Multiple Choice

Psychology differs from pseudoscience and psychobabble in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• A) psychology, but not pseudoscience, is based on research evidence.
• B) pseudoscience, but not psychology, promises easy fixes to life's problems.
• C) psychology confirms our existing beliefs and prejudices, while pseudoscience often challenges them.
• D) the predictions of pseudoscience tend to be so vague as to be meaningless.

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Definitions:

Main Connective

The principal operator in a logical proposition that determines the proposition's overall truth value.

Main Connective

The logical operator in a compound statement that determines the statement’s overall truth value, governing the structure of the argument.

Self-Contradiction

A compound statement that is false for every assignment of truth values to its atomic components.

Negation

The process of denying or contradicting the truth of a statement.