Concept explainers
In this chapter, we identified the method of authority, the rational method, and the empirical method as techniques for acquiring information. For each of the following, choose one of these three methods and describe how you could use it to answer the question. Can you describe an alternative method for finding the answer?
a. What is the phone number for the psychology department office at your school?
b. What is the current exchange rate for converting Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars?
c. How tall is your course instructor?
d. My local pizza shop guarantees “delivery in 30 minutes or your pizza is free:’ If my pizza arrives 25 minutes after I order it, will it be free?
e. What is the distance from the floor to the ceiling in your bedroom?
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