Relative to experimental studies, the primary disadvantage of correlation studies is that

a. they are more labor-intensive
b. they do not allow one to determine causality.
c. the results are more difficult to understand.
d. the choice of variables that can be studied is limited.


b

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The prefrontal cortex is important for ____

a. the processing of visual information b. working memory c. language acquisition d. recognizing faces

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Akon and Eda were enrolled in different sections of the same English course. When Akon was taking his final exam in the course, there was some construction going on outside the room where the exam was held. It was noisy and Akon found it difficult to concentrate. Eda wrote her final in the evening, and the building was quiet, with no distractions. In this example, the administration of the

English final: a. did not have high test-retest reliability b. did not have construct validity c. was not standardized across the course sections d. would have high predictive validity

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Carrie is being held by her father. She is smiling at him one minute and then, unexpectedly, she slaps his face. This is a sign of which type of attachment?

insecure-avoidant disorganized secure-detached ambivalent

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