Which of the following is the most accurate statement?
a. Correlation shows causation.
b. R squared or regression shows causation.
c. Correlation and R squared or regression show causation.
d. Neither correlation nor R squared nor regression show causation.
D
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_____ is the hypothesis that individuals can recognize emotions expressed by members of their own culture relatively better than of those from a different culture
a) Outgroup advantage b) Ingroup advantage c) Outgroup disadvantage d) Ingroup disadvantage
The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule utilizes which approach to test construction?
a. logical-content strategy b. theoretical strategy c. criterion-group strategy d. factor analytic
An argument against the evolutionary approach to mate selection from Buss's original cross-cultural study was that
a. men and women actually are quite similar in the characteristics they desire in a mate. b. the study only examined Western cultures. c. the study only examined Eastern cultures. d. men's concern over sexual infidelity actually reflects fear of an emotional loss of intimacy.
Continuing research on stress suggests that ____
a. biological stressors play a more important role in affecting the immune system than do psychological or social stressors b. biological stressors can cause physiological damage, but psychological and social stressors do not c. there is very little relationship between stress and health d. stress affects the immune system, heart function, hormone levels, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal systems