Imagine that you see the textbook authors on television talking with Larry King about popular psychology. What point are you most likely to hear them make?

Due to its reliance on proper research methods to help verify its claims, modern psychology is best considered to be a __________.

Scientist Stephen Jay Gould made which of the following contentions about the relationship between science and religion?

Dr. Rashad offers the class an explanation for an extensive group of research findings connecting emotionality and nonverbal communication. Her explanation for this group of findings is a(n) __________.

A mental shortcut that helps us to streamline our thinking and make sense of our world is called a __________.

Recently, the local radio station has played ads for some natural herbs that will calm you, increase your sense of well-being, and make you happier within days of taking your first dose. In fact, one ad even says, “users who feel that their happiness is increasing too much are advised to cut down to a half dose each day!” You are sure this is a pseudoscientific claim because it is __________.

Which of the following statements would your authors probably find the most worrisome?

Tiffany spends a great deal of time reading self-help books on relationships. She has had several failed relationships and is bewildered by the events related to them. Even though she knows most of these books are pseudoscience, Tiffany is attracted to them because __________.

Dr. Wolpe designs an experimental test of his theory of aggression against a competing theory. After conducting the appropriate statistical tests, he finds that the data are better explained by the competing theory. His willingness to accept the evidence that another theory is superior is a characteristic of __________.

An astute observer of human nature should state research questions in a manner that leads either to their being supported or refuted by the available evidence. This is the critical thinking principle of __________.