A psychologist notes an association between the IQs of parents

and their children, or between beauty and social popularity, or between anxiety and test performance. In each case, two events are correlated, which means
a. both events are randomly occurring.
b. both events are really unrelated.
c. one event caused the other.
d. the events are linked together in an orderly way.


ANSWER: d

Psychology

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a. basal metabolism b. aerobic metabolism c. basic energy metabolism d. anaerobic metabolism

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The fact that food aversions are ________ poses a problem for classical conditioning theory

a. hard to measure b. not consistent c. learned through observation d. generalizable e. not entirely learned

Psychology

In an experiment by Takaku (2006) on road rage, when drivers went through a driving simulation in which they accidentally cut off another driver, and then were cut off themselves, they were quicker to

a. become angry. b. lay on the horn. c. forgive the other driver. d. distract themselves.

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The embryo's ________ develops into the digestive and respiratory systems.

A. mesoderm B. endoderm C. ectoderm D. trophoblast

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