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Schick: Ch5
After viewing a video showing a car accident, one group of people
was asked "how fast were the cars going when they smashed into
each other?" - while a second group was asked "how fast were the
cars going when they hit each other?" Which of the following
statements are true regarding the results of this experiment?
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, our brain could have misperceived what occurred given the circumstances in
which the event occurred
the claim contradicts laws of nature and previous experience
the experience was not witnessed by others (i.e., it is not corroborated)
mistaken in his reasoning because the previous tosses of the coins have no
effect on subsequent tosses. the odds were still 50-50 for either a head or a tail.
the responses of the two groups depended on the wording of the
question, showing that our memories can be influenced by seemingly trivial
events.
the hair samples were either manmade material or were from other,
known animals - such as bears
the footprints have varied in terms of the number of toes
some experts have been fooled by the evidence
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Schick: Ch4: Multiple Answers Possible
In order for us to claim to "have knowledge" regarding a proposition
(an idea) we must be able to:
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, demonstrate the idea support the idea with personal
through logical deduction opinions and feelings
alone
offer such strong evidence in
prove the idea with absolute
support of the idea that our
certainty
belief in the claim is "beyond
reasonable doubt".
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Schick: Ch5
When people are confronted with complex issues, they tend to
adopt a simple approach to making a decision - an approach that
does not adequately deal with the complexity of the situation.
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liver slippery slope
false true
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, Schick: Ch5
Jack swore that the park bench he and his family had used for a
picnic was brown because he thought all park benches in national
parks were painted brown; but when he saw a photograph of the
bench taken during the picnic, he was stunned to see it was actually
white. Jack was the 'victim' of a:
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distal stimulus perceptual adaptation
size constancy perceptual constancy
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FoS Text: Ch1
Science, art, and religion deal with different domains of knowledge
and experience and are, therefore, not inherently contradictory to
one another.
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straw man false
placebo true