Although parapsychology is often considered a pseudoscience, it is in fact a genuine scientific enterprise, for it uses scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine the questions it raises. The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?Choose the best optionClear ResponseIf a field of study can conclusively answer the questions it raises, then it is a genuine science.If a field of study can conclusively answer the questions it raises, then it is a genuine science.Any enterprise that does not use controlled experiments and statistical tests is not genuine scienceAny field of study that employs scientific methods is a genuine scientific enterprise.

Item7Item 7The process of science is characterized by all of the following exceptMultiple Choicethat science attempts to keep explanations as simple as possible.that science normally provides absolute proof.that science attempts to be objective.that science is inherently skeptical.

Science is first an attiude that requires us to keep open eyes andMultiple Choicepractical thinking.questioning minds.intellectual honesty.questioning skepticism.

Which of the following is TRUE of the differences between science and pseudoscience?Multiple ChoiceThe content area studied in science is narrow, whereas it is very vast in pseudoscience.Science makes no real advances in knowledge, whereas pseudoscience does.Science uses statistics to express research data, whereas pseudoscience does not.Science encourages open skepticism of its findings, whereas pseudoscience does not.

In which type of research are a group of people called the sample asked to complete questionnaires about their thoughts, feelings and/or behaviors?Multiple choice question.Naturalistic observationCase studyExperimentalSurvey research

Why isn't scientific inquiry foolproof?Multiple ChoiceMultiple interpretations of the data are possible.Definitive answers may not exist.Observations can be misinterpreted.Unexpected conclusions are not always readily accepted.All answers are correct.