Author Question: Explain the self-correcting nature of science. What will be an ideal ... (Read 109 times)

kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Explain the self-correcting nature of science.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When male rats are under stress, they react with the fight-or-flight response. Female rats, on the other hand, may react with ____.

a. the might-or-right syndrome
b. the tend-and-befriend response
c. flight only
d. a tendency to hide

nickk12214 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a . Often in social psychology, two opposing sides of a position can point to experimental data that seems to support conflicting perspectives. Furthermore, some data may be flawed, leading to erroneous conclusions. Because science is an iterative process, each new study builds on previously published ones, correcting design flaws and erroneous conclusions along the way. Additionally, when new researchers replicate old studies, they are able to establish if the results are repeatable. If they are, we can have all the more confidence in them. If they are not replicated, then we may have to question if the results from the original study were a statistical fluke, and more research will be required. Over time, as researchers correct flaws and replicate previous studies, science can approximate the truth more and more closely.

Answer to Question 2

B