A researcher observes the following pattern in a large sample of overweight people: the higher the person's weight, the less physical activity they engage in. What type of relationship is this?
a) causal
b) null result
c) negative correlation
d) statistically significant
c
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a. six months to 12 months. b. one year to two years. c. two years to three years. d. three years to four years.
What embryonic structure will become the brain and spinal cord?
a. brain stem b. neuralblast c. neural tube d. cerebral cortex
Candice is really bossy. If other girls make her angry, she is most likely going to try and embarrass them and spread rumors about them. Based on this description, what do we know about Candice?
A. Candice is a bully who engages in relational aggression. B. Candice has very low social skills and has difficulty making new friends. C. Candice would be considered to be withdrawn-rejected. D. Candice is unusual because she only focuses her negative reactions to girls.
In the tryouts for the football team, Gary finishes 31st out of 150 people who tried out. The top 30 finishers made the team, so Gary feels that he just missed the cut. He's extremely disappointed,
even more disappointed than his friend who finished 125th. Most likely, Gary feels worse than his friend because of A) counterfactual thinking. B) rationalization. C) downward social comparison. D) self-perception processes