The phrase "rule of thumb" comes from English common law, which allowed a husband to beat his wife with a stick or rod that was no thicker than his thumb

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True

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Schachter suggested that “misery loves company” because we like being around people regardless of the situation.

  a.  True   b.  False

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Which of the following correlations represents the strongest relationship between two variables?

a. -.85 b. .01 c. .50 d. .80

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A high school student does extremely well on the verbal portion of the SAT. When asked how she studied for the test, the student said, "I didn't really study, but I do work a lot of crossword puzzles"

What kind of benefit has the student likely gotten from her crossword habit? a) Practice has increased her knowledge of the verbal domain b) Working crosswords has given her heightened insight into verbal problems. c) Doing puzzles has increased her recursive thinking skills. d) Exposure to puzzles has increased her skill at solving ill-defined problems.

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