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karlynnae

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When evaluating psychological research, it is important to scrutinize whether the collected data support or refute the original hypothesis. Which error is an experimenter most likely to make?
 
  a. ignoring conflicting data and seeing only that which supports the hypothesis
  b. being overly sensitive to conflicting data and refuting the hypothesis too quickly
  c. being a sloppy researcher and missing supportive data
  d. ignoring supportive data and seeing only that which refutes the hypothesis

Question 2

Derek is mowing the lawn when a wheel falls off the lawnmower. Derek cannot find a screwdriver, so he uses the edge of a dime to screw the wheel back on. Derek has overcome which obstacle to problem solving?
 
  a. means-end analysis
  b. functional fixedness
  c. confirmation bias
  d. multiple hypotheses



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sokh

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b




karlynnae

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


jamesnevil303

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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