What is the disadvantage of correlation studies? Give an example

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Correlation studies cannot prove causation. For example, most people who live in apartments have cats. But it is that they are actually "cat people" who prefer cats? Or do they own cats because dogs are not allowed or because they don't have a yard?

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What is a benefit to using physiological measures when conducting developmental research? Use an example to support your answer.

What will be an ideal response?

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The language model by Dronkers, Pinker, and Damasio proposes an implementation system composed of

a. Broca's area and Wernicke's area b. the basal ganglia and association cortex. c. insular cortex and the basal ganglia. d. Broca's area, Wernicke's area, insular cortex, and the basal ganglia.

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Mr. S is experiencing anhedonia, alogia, and episodes of catatonic immobility. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is he struggling with?

A. Positive B. Negative C. disorganized D. combined

Psychology

In some South American cultures, it is not uncommon for people to recreate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by nailing their own hands to a cross during Easter. In the United States, this behavior might cause a person to be hospitalized for having a

serious mental illness; however, in a different setting this is considered acceptable behavior. This demonstrates the concept of cultural __________. a. relativity b. happenstance c. significance d. differentiation

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