A Basic Error That Nearly All Beginning Psychology Students Make

question 70

Multiple Choice

A basic error that nearly all beginning psychology students make is to assume that

• A)correlation is causation.
• B)good theories make safe,not risky,predictions.
• C)research questions or theories must be falsifiable.
• D)simple theories are preferred to complex ones.

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Definitions:

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid; a clear, colorless body fluid found in the brain and spinal cord, crucial for cushioning and protecting the central nervous system.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses.

Dendrites

Branchlike extensions of neurons that receive electrical messages from other neurons.

Myelinated Fibers

Nerve fibers covered with myelin, a protective fatty layer that helps in the fast transmission of nerve impulses along the neurons.