According to the principle of parsimony, reports of alien abduction are unlikely

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According to the principle of parsimony, reports of alien abduction are unlikely to be true because there are several other explanations that are much simpler ) aliens do not really exist. C) eyewitness reports should never be believed. D) anyone who thinks they were abducted by aliens is clearly mentally unstable. 9. The tiny space between the axon terminal of one cell and the dendrites of the next cell is called the A) receptor site. synapse. C) dendrite knob. D) axon terminal. 10. Which of the following is one of the five characteristics of quality research listed in the textbook? A) using subjective measurements B) keeping sensitive results secret C) making sure results can be replicated D) avoiding generalizing results 11. Dr. Patel is a school psychologist who has noticed that a grade student has recently begun to misbehave and fall behind academically. He decides there must be a reason for the student's sudden problems and decides to try to figure out what it is. Dr. Patel's belief that the stadent's behavior is the result of some unknown cause is an example of A) determinism. B) parsimony C) skepticism D) empiricism. 12. Brenda is a participant in an experiment. Sbe is told to watch a series of lights and to identify which one is the brightest. It is likely that Brenda is participating in a(n) A) psychophysics experiment C) phrenology D) eugenics is the central region of the neuron that contains genes that synthesize proteins that comprise the chemicals and 13. The structures that allow the neuron to function. A) neuronal membrane B) dendrite C) axon D) cell body 14. The question of nature and nurture relationships centers on how behavior and mental processes. (nature) and (nurture) influence A) environment; beredity B) heredity; environment C) emotion; logie D) logic; emotion research does not an attempt to explain how or why something happened, but instead it is an opportunity to 15. present A) Descriptive B) Quasi-experimental C) Experimental D) Subjective observations about the characteristics of the subject.

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8. A) there are several other explanations that are much simpler.

Alien abduction means that these people were taken away by the aliens, against their will, by people who do not really exist. There have been no evidences regarding the same, and it is rather being said that this may be the result of deception or some false memory syndrome.

9. B) synapse

It is also known as the synaptic cleft. The synaptic cleft is the space between the two neurons and this is the portion across of which the communication of chemicals will take place, i.e. neurotranmitters would be released and received into the post synaptic neuron. This area or the space is also known as the synaptic gap or even referred to as the synapse.

10. C) making sure results can be replicated.

For any researcher m it is very important that whatever research they are conducting should give results, which when performed for the second time, is either same or almost same. This is called replication of results, which means that the researcher has done their work properly such that their results are consistent.

11. A) determinism

This is the theory where a person believes that human actions are not due to his will but due to sins unknown cause and can be referred to as external will.

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