Researchers Exploring the Concept of Biological Preparedness Have Not Been

question 163

Multiple Choice

Researchers exploring the concept of biological preparedness have not been able to consistently find that fear is acquired faster to a prepared stimulus than it is to an unprepared stimulus. This lack of research consistency is a problem for which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

• A)Falsifiability
• B)Replicability
• C)Occam's Razor
• D)Ruling out rival hypotheses

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Cognitive-behavioral

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