ABSC 160 UNIT 1 QUIZZES
Terms in this set (58)
To be a good consumer of Beware of making generalizations
information, consumers of
information about child
development should:
Accept common-sense
claims Ignore
perceptual biases
Disregard the source of
information
Beware of making
generalizations
Which is a more credible Neither is more Credible
source for information: a
website ending in .org or
.com?
.com
.org
Both lack
credibility
Neither is more
credible
,Aaliyah is writing a paper on a Critical Thinking
controversial topic. She has
decided to gather
information from several
different sources. She makes
sure that they have diverging
opinions on the topic. She
has also made sure to
evaluate the sources of the
information to try and
protect against any bias.
Which is Aaliyah
participating in?
Critical
Thinking
Individualis
m
Perceptual
bias Journey
of research
Being a good consumer of Never questioning the evidence or the authority
information consists of all
the following EXCEPT:
Never questioning the
evidence or the authority
Questioning anecdotes and
"common sense"
Becoming a critical thinker
Knowing the source of your
information
The online lecture presented Precognitive detection of erotic stimuli
the findings of a study by Dr.
Daryl Bem. What did his study
examine?
Problem-solving skills of obese
, zucker rats Precognitive
detection of erotic stimuli
Fluency of first-grade reading
and writing passages
Perceptual biases of gender
discrimination
What is pseudoscience? Practices mistakenly regarded as being based on the scientific method
Claims that can be falsified
using the scientific
method
Practices mistakenly regarded
as being based on the
scientific method
A skeptical approach to
evaluating scientific
claims
A science-based approach
to studying events in our
world
Terms in this set (58)
To be a good consumer of Beware of making generalizations
information, consumers of
information about child
development should:
Accept common-sense
claims Ignore
perceptual biases
Disregard the source of
information
Beware of making
generalizations
Which is a more credible Neither is more Credible
source for information: a
website ending in .org or
.com?
.com
.org
Both lack
credibility
Neither is more
credible
,Aaliyah is writing a paper on a Critical Thinking
controversial topic. She has
decided to gather
information from several
different sources. She makes
sure that they have diverging
opinions on the topic. She
has also made sure to
evaluate the sources of the
information to try and
protect against any bias.
Which is Aaliyah
participating in?
Critical
Thinking
Individualis
m
Perceptual
bias Journey
of research
Being a good consumer of Never questioning the evidence or the authority
information consists of all
the following EXCEPT:
Never questioning the
evidence or the authority
Questioning anecdotes and
"common sense"
Becoming a critical thinker
Knowing the source of your
information
The online lecture presented Precognitive detection of erotic stimuli
the findings of a study by Dr.
Daryl Bem. What did his study
examine?
Problem-solving skills of obese
, zucker rats Precognitive
detection of erotic stimuli
Fluency of first-grade reading
and writing passages
Perceptual biases of gender
discrimination
What is pseudoscience? Practices mistakenly regarded as being based on the scientific method
Claims that can be falsified
using the scientific
method
Practices mistakenly regarded
as being based on the
scientific method
A skeptical approach to
evaluating scientific
claims
A science-based approach
to studying events in our
world
