Multiple Choice
Based on data from the Hubble telescope, astronomers now estimate the age of the universe to be between 8 and 10 billion years old, not 15 billion as previously thought. This is an example of
A) the built-in error correction function of skepticism
B) rationalization of disconfirmation
C) confirmation bias
D) the Law of Truly Large Numbers
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q12: When a speaker asserts that an event
Q13: A cynic is someone who<br>A) blindly accepts
Q14: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." This means
Q15: Skeptics are doubters by definition, naysayers looking
Q16: Research reveals that it takes truth ten
Q18: Generalizing from a highly unusual event is
Q19: One of the hallmarks of true belief
Q20: Claims that rest on plausibility alone<br>A) may
Q21: To be an open-minded person you must<br>A)
Q22: True believers<br>A) willingly accept claims by authorities