The assumption that a relationship between two variables indicates a direct, cause-and-effect relationship between them is the basis of the _____ fallacy
A) pseudoscience
B) confounding
C) correlation-causation
D) bandwagon
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is true of the way that DSM-5 identifies internalizing disorders in children?
a. DSM-5 includes the separate category of internalizing disorders of childhood because depressive and anxiety disorders in children are significantly different than in adults. b. DSM-5 includes no separate category of internalizing disorders of childhood, but it indicates that children may qualify for "adult" diagnoses of depressive and anxiety disorders. c. DSM-5 includes separate categories for children with depression but not with anxiety disorders. d. DSM-5 includes separate categories for children with anxiety disorders, but children with depression are included as a subsection of the adult depression diagnostic criteria.
Suppose you read a psychology article, and the introduction informs you that the article will take a box-score approach to reviewing the research on some aspect of gender comparisons. You would expect that the authors of the article will
a. list the pros and cons of different interpretations of the data. b. decide whether the overall difference is large, based on a tally of the outcomes of many previous studies. c. use a statistical method to integrate the available studies in that area. d. describe a statistical analysis similar to a correlation coefficient.
Rory and Dory are identical twin rats. The lateral area of Rory's hypothalamus has been destroyed in a tragic exercise wheel accident. The ventromedial nucleus of Dory's hypothalamus has an electrode implanted in it that is constantly stimulating that part of her brain. This situation has existed for a week now. How will Rory's weight compare to Dory's??
a. ?Rory weighs much more than Dory. b. ?Dory weighs much more than Rory. c. ?Dory and Rory are both tremendously overweight. d. ?Dory and Rory are both extremely underweight.
According to the text's discussion on anxiety ________
a. panic attacks are called the fear of fears because people feel that they are dying. b. in many situations it is sensible to feel anxiety, and in fact, this emotion is often adaptive. c. posttraumatic stress disorder occurs within the first two days after a trauma. d. it is unusual for a mentally healthy person to experience a panic attack.