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| A. principle that organisms that possess adaptations survive and reproduce at a higher rate than do other organismsB. the error of drawing a conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidenceC. a set claims that seems scientific but isn'tD. the extent to which different observers agree on the characteristics they're measuringE. the variable that an experimenter measures to see whether the manipulation has an effectF. the variable that an experimenter manipulatesG. randomly sorting participants into groupsH. a school of psychology, founded by Freud, that focuses on internal psychological processes of which we are unawareI. the error of accepting a claim merely because an authority figure endorses itJ. to be produced by MANY actionsK. the error of using our emotions as a guides for evaluating the validity of a claimL. the tendency to stick to our natural beliefs even when evidence contradicts themM. a school of psychology that proposes that thinking is central to understanding behaviorN. the application of mathematics to describing and analyzing dataO. the error of confusing the correctness of a belief with its time period of originP. measure of the "central" scores in a data set of where the group tends to clusterQ. when neither researchers nor participants are aware of who's in the experimental or control groupR. the tendency to detect meaningful patterns in random stimuliS. the error of believing that we're immune from errors in thinking that afflict other peopleT. the tendency to seek out evidence that supports our hypothesis and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them |
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