The Belief That If a Child Steps on a Crack,his

question 70

Multiple Choice

The belief that if a child steps on a crack,his or her mother's back will break is an example of what form of nonscientific thinking?

• A)overgeneralization
• B)premature closure of inquiry
• C)the exception to the rule
• D)mystification
• E)illogical reasoning

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Milliseconds

A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second, commonly used to measure the timing of very quick events.

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Jerky Movements

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Scanning

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