At a Freshman Event to Welcome New Students to Campus

question 89

Multiple Choice

At a freshman event to welcome new students to campus, an "expert" offers to read palms and give predictions about the future. The routine is very authentic-looking and entertaining, but there is no evidence that these predictions are anything more than guesses. Palmistry, therefore is an example of ________.

• A) the third-variable problem
• B) a pseudoscience
• C) a double-blind situation
• D) experimenter bias

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