Most adolescent voters affiliate strongly with one political party over another
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
False
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Professor Johnston has found a strong positive correlation between wearing neckties and the frequency of strokes (r = 0.89). He thinks that the necktie reduces blood flow to the brain, preventing the brain from receiving enough oxygen. Professor Johnston and his associates claim to have proven that wearing neckties causes strokes. What error has Professor Johnston made?
a. An r = 0.89 is not a very large r-value. b. Professor Johnston is drawing a causal conclusion from correlational findings. c. Not everyone who wears a necktie wears it very tight. d. Professor Johnston should know that there are other ways for blood to reach the brain.
Jenna believes that her four-year-old son should always be allowed to do as he pleases. She believes that her son-like all children-is incapable of doing anything wrong, and allowing him to do whatever he wants is the best way to raise him. Jenna's ideas agree best with the philosopher _____.
A. Jean Piaget B. Jean-Jacques Rousseau C. Konrad Lorenz D. John Locke
Interference theory states that we fail to remember because:
A. memories are not completely encoded unless a period of low neural activity follows the learning episode. B. memories compete with each other for retrieval. C. memories become weak as a function of the passage of time.