To Guard Against Self-Serving Data and to Assess the Truth

question 97

Multiple Choice

To guard against self-serving data and to assess the truth of a person's recollections and reports of events in the history of psychology,the historian should,whenever possible,____.​

• A)​collect data from other observers
• B)learn the language in which the person wrote
• C)​read newspaper accounts of the events
• D)read others' research publications of that era
• E)reconstruct the event

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Definitions:

Free Radical

Atom with an unpaired electron. Most are highly reactive.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between two molecules caused by the electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.

Hydrophobic

Relating to or having a fear of water; in chemistry, refers to substances that repel water.

Vibrating Electrons

Electrons in motion, typically referring to the movement within atomic or molecular orbitals which can lead to the emission of photons.