A Basic Error That Nearly All Psychology Students Make Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

A basic error that nearly all psychology students make is to assume that

• A)correlation is causation.
• B)good theories make safe, not risky, predictions.
• C)research questions or theories must be testable.
• D)simple theories are preferred to complex ones.

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Definitions:

Auditory Nerve

The nerve that carries signals from the inner ear to the brain, enabling hearing.

Sound Wave

A type of wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and capable of being detected by human or animal ears.

Subliminal Persuasion

A method of influencing people's attitudes, behaviors, or decisions by presenting messages below the threshold of conscious awareness.

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness.