1. Science replaces old explanations and theories when A. new explanations and t

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1. Science replaces old explanations and theories when

A. new explanations and theories receive greater support.

B. they are proven to be completely false.

C. new explanations and theories are proven to be completely true

D. new explanations and theories attempt to explain a broader range of phenomena.

2. According to Schlegel (1972), _____ strongly influence what we decide to observe.

a. grant funds B. Personal beliefs C. Social norms D. Theories

3. Explanation of events are called laws when they

A. Apply to all situations. B. Apply to most, but not all, situations. C. Are supported by majority of studies.

D. Provide interm explanations

4. _____ is a systematic and unbiased account of the observed characteristics of behaviors.

A. Description. B. Prediction. C. Explanation. D. Control

1) the answer is

a) A. new explanations and theories receive greater support.

2) the answer is

D) theories

3) the answer is

A) apply to all situations

we know that

Description: a systematic and unbiased account of the observed characteristics of behaviors

Prediction: capability of knowing in advance when certain behaviors would be expected to occur

Explanation: knowledge of the conditions that reliably reproduce the occurrence of a behavior

Control: application of what has been learned about the behavior

the answer is A) description

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