Research into the effects of "physical punishment" (e.g., spanking a child) has found that such discipline is associated with more behavioral problems in children
Reading these findings, you might be tempted to tell your parents, "See, I told you that if you spanked me you would regret it!" Unfortunately for you, your parents are both psychologists, and they are familiar with which of the six principles of scientific thinking?
A) Correlation vs. causation
B) Falsifiability
C) Replicability
D) Occam's Razor
Answer: A
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emotionally mature industrious inept latent
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a. ages 6 to 12 years c. ages birth to 3 years b. ages 12 to 20 years d. ages 3 to 6 years
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a. atom c. axon b. axiom d. adam