Not all questions
about behavior, emotions, or cognition can be answered scientifically. To be a
scientifically answerable question:
1. It must be possible to collect data in a publicly verifiable way
that could answer the question negatively, and
2. The concepts must be concretely defined in ways that others would
accept as reasonable definitions.
Which of the following questions could be tested scientifically?
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Do infants dream? Answer
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Do college students who take more courses develop more efficient study
habits? Answer
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Do our dreams indicate of our unconscious desires and conflicts? Answer
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Is psychotherapy more beneficial than psychiatric medication? Answer
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Do college students consume more beer than non-students of the same age? Answer
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Does memory get worse in old age? Answer
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Can really positive events in life, like getting married or taking a vacation,
be stressful? Answer
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