The boys in Ms. Jones' third grade class were lined up according to height and were then weighed in this order beginning with the shortest. Each succeeding boy was found to weigh more than the preceding one. These data were plotted on a graph with weight on the horizontal axis and height on the vertical axis and revealed a
a. zero correlation.
b. positive correlation.
c. negative correlation.
d. horizontal line.
B
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a. There was no evidence of a genetic influence on schizophrenia. b. Adopted individuals had higher rates of schizophrenia regardless of the mental health status of their parents. c. An individual's childhood environment has a much greater impact on the incidence of schizophrenia than do genetic factors. d. Adopted children whose birth mothers were schizophrenic developed schizophrenia at a higher rate than did children born to normal mothers.
Shah, Kasper and Miller (2015) reviewed evidence on public attitudes to brain death and vital organ transplantation. The data suggested that people generally do not understand ______.
A. uncontested biological facts about brain death B. the legal status of brain death C. that organs are procured from brain-dead patients while their hearts are still beating D. all of these
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a. testosterone b. vasopressin c. oxytocin d. estradiol
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A) relativism B) dualism C) expertise D) pragmatism