Jim thought that the strong negative correlation that he observed between depression and self-esteem meant that having a low self-esteem led to high levels of depression. Jim is misinterpreting the correlation by assuming
a. causality
b. directionality.
c. that there is a third variable.
d. both causality and directionality.
d
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Hugenberg and Corneille (2009) exposed participants to the faces of unfamiliar people who were of the same race as the participants but who were either ingroup (attending the same university) or outgroup (attending a rival university) members. They found that, compared to faces of outgroup members, faces of ingroup members were processed more
a. slowly. b. holistically. c. sequentially. d. reluctantly.
Genetic factors contribute about ____ to the development of alcoholism.
A. 3-5% B. 30-40% C. 50-60% D. around 99%
Concerning category hierarchies, children first use:
a. prototype categories b. superordinate categories c. subordinate categories d. basic-level categories
Input from mechanoreceptors travels to a. the lateral geniculate (LG) nucleus of the thalamus
b. the medial geniculate (MG) nucleus of the thalamus. c. the ventral posterior (VP) nucleus of the thalamus. d. somatosensory cortex directly, without forming connections in the thalamus.