According to the article Deep Roots about fetal precursors of temperament, in a correlational study, causal conclusions:

(a) can only be drawn if the correlation is very strong
(b) can only be drawn if the correlation has a positive sign
(c) can only be drawn if there is more than one correlation
(d) can not be determined


D

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a. behavioral approach b. cognitive approach c. humanistic approach d. biological approach

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Describe the three categories of psychoactive drugs

What will be an ideal response?

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Critical thinkers realize that everybody's beliefs are as good as everybody else's

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A) It reduced crime rates among troubled youth by 65%. B) The program did not reduce the risk of incarceration and may have been harmful. C) Many participants actually came to believe that prison life was preferable to life at home. D) The program worked, but the effect was small.

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