A researcher found a relationship between the crime rate in a large city and the phases of the moon and incorrectly concluded that the gravitational pull of the moon caused this crime behavior. This researcher's error is due to his failure to distinguish between __________ and causation

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


correlation

Psychology

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The ordinate of a normal distribution is often labeled

a. frequency. b. X. c. density. d. proportion.

Psychology

Although lung cancer is not common, about _______ percent of all lung cancers occur in smokers

A. 10 B. 25 C. 40 D. 80

Psychology

Caleb believes that stealing from another is wrong and there is no reason for a person to steal. Even if a person were starving and near death, he or she should not steal food. Which of the following best describes Caleb's cognitive pattern?

a. dualistic thinking b. multiple thinking c. hypothesis testing d. deductive reasoning

Psychology

Zurcher's concept of emotional scripts most closely resembles what other concept reviewed in this chapter?

A) emotion rules B) emotional energy C) feeling rules D) sentiment

Psychology