Social Science Is Self-Corrective and Open to Independent Replication and Evaluation

question 29

Multiple Choice

Social science is self-corrective and open to independent replication and evaluation. Nevertheless, the critical thinking skill of self-regulation cannot help self-monitor and self-correct for which of the following?

• A) Biased thinking, erroneous snap judgments, and misapplication of cognitive heuristics.
• B) Initially interpreting an observed phenomenon or test result with an insufficient attention to detail.
• C) False positives (finding what is not there) and false negatives (not finding what is there) in the results.
• D) Failure to take into account all of the factors which influence the phenomenon under investigation.
• E) Social media reactions by people who may be offended, upset, or angry with the findings.

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Definitions:

Most Frequent

The outcome or value that occurs most often within a data set or sample.

Central Tendency

A single number or value that describes the typical or central score among a set of scores.

Frequency Distribution

A mathematical function that shows the number of occurrences of each value of a variable, often represented in a table or graph.

Median

A measure of central tendency; the middle score in a distribution of scores that divides the distribution in half.