A researcher conducts a survey examining eating and sleeping behavior as well as academic performance for a group of elementary school children. The results of the survey indicate that the children who eat a more nutritious breakfast tend to have better grades than the children who have a breakfast low in nutrition. However, the research suspects that the children's parents may be responsible for
this relationship. Specifically, the better-educated parents probably encourage their children to eat better food and work harder in school compared to parents with less education. If the researcher is correct, this is an example of the ____.
a. third-variable problem
b. directionality problem
c. reversal problem
d. criterion problem
a
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A) debating about what major a university student should declare B) answering reading-comprehension questions on a standardized university entrance exam C) reading the words to a question on an exam D) considering how best to answer an essay question in the allotted time and space
Laurie has small hands and feet. Her face seems flat, and her eyes slant upward. Laurie MOST likely has an intellectual developmental disorder called ______ syndrome, and her IQ is MOST likely about ______.
a. Down; 50 b. Down; 75 c. fragile X; 50 d. fragile X; 75
Ted Bundy, a serial killer, is a classic example of someone with a(n) ______ personality disorder
a. narcissistic c. antisocial b. paranoid d. schizotypal
Neurons of the vomeronasal organ project to the
A) optic bulb. B) hypothalamus. C) somatosensory cortex. D) accessory olfactory bulb. E) frontal cortex.