Dr. Jones systematically varies the temperature in the laboratory (70, 80, and 90 degrees Fahrenheit) while holding other variables constant, and observes that the participants' activity level decreases as the temperature increases. This illustrates ____
a. a non-causal relationship between temperature and activity level
b. a causal relationship between temperature and activity level
c. no relationship between temperature and activity level
d. a nonsystematic relationship between temperature and activity level
b
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A. law and order B. ethicality C. moral development D. heteronomous development
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a. Assimilation b. Marginality c. Separation d. Biculturalism
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A. no improvement B. some improvement in quantity os socialization but little improvement in the quality of social contacts C. some improvement in the quality of socialization but little improvement in the quantity of social contacts D. substantial improvement in both the quantity and quality of social contacts
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