A recent study reports that the more sexual content that adolescents watch on TV, the more likely they were to engage in sexual behaviors. However, it is unclear whether the sexual content on TV leads to sexual behavior or whether sexual behavior leads to a preference for sexual content on TV. This is an example of the third-variable problem
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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a. As cohabitation has become more accepted the cohabitation effect has not decreased. b. The cohabitation effect holds true even for second marriages. c. Premarital cohabitation decreases marital discord and divorce rates. d. Cohabitation may change people's attitudes, values, or habits negatively.
Worldwide, the most common forms of somatic symptom disorder symptoms are ____
a. gastrointestinal complaints and abnormal skin sensations b. menstrual and abdominal pains c. abdominal and chest pains d. body odor and kidney weakness
What do we call the hypothesis that language influences what we think?
a) the dynamic hypothesis b) the language reaction hypothesis c) the linguistic relativity hypothesis d) the cognitive linguistic hypothesis
When people are attracted to people who are like themselves this is called:
A. Similarity hypothesis B. Consensual validation C. Similarity theory D. Consensual verification