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PSYC 102: Scientism, Scientific Method, and Pseudoscience - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 2 times
- The average score is 23 of 23
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| SM: describes the strength of an association between two variables, correlation does not equal causation | correlation vs. causation | 100%
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| evidence can only be obtained through observation | empiricism | 100%
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| PS: pseudoscience claims tend to exaggerate | exaggerated claim | 100%
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| SM: extraordinary claim, extraordinary evidence | extraordinary claims | 100%
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| SM: can the claim be proven false? if not, then it is observable thus it is not scientific | falsifiability | 100%
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| testable predictions based upon a scientific theory | hypotheses | 100%
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| PS: pseudoscientific claims will not correct themselves when presented with opposing evidence (create alternative explanations to why their product or theory doesn't work) | lack of self correction | 100%
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| believing something will have a negative effect will make it have a negative effect | nocebo effect | 100%
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| PS: pseudoscientific claims tend to indicate that science supports them but fails to cite their source | no connection to research | 100%
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| PS: pseudoscientific claims tend to indicate that science supports them but does not share ther evidence with other scientists | no peer review | 100%
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| SM: can a simpler explanation fit just as well | occam's razor | 100%
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| PS rely on one specific example to make their point (there is likely other reasons why the anecdote proves the point) | over reliance on anecdotes | 100%
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| believing something will have a positive effect will make it have a positive effect | placebo effect | 100%
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| PS: pseudoscientific claims indicate that they "proved" something happens rather than "suggests" | proof rather than evidence | 100%
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| claims that appear to be scientific, but are not based on the scientific method | pseudoscience | 100%
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| SM: can the evidence be reproduced | replicability | 100%
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| SM: can alternate explanations fit the claim better | rule out alternative hypothesis | 100%
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| a systematic approach to retrieving evidence through empiricism | science | 100%
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| a systematic method of examining a scientific theory by testing hypotheses | scientific method | 100%
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| an explanation based on large number of tested hypotheses | scientific theory | 100%
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| to claim something is "scientifically incorrect" is to portray _____ | scientism | 100%
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| PS: loophole that prevents the falsification of a theory | use of ad hoc immunizing hypothesis | 100%
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| PS: pseudoscientific claims sometimes use big fancy sounding words. that are fake or used inappropriately | use of psychobabble | 100%
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