To establish causality, which of the following conditions does NOT need to be met?
A. The cause must precede effect.
B. The causal relationship must not be explainable by some third variable.
C. The change in the dependent variable must occur before the change in the independent variable.
D. The variables must be correlated.
Answer: C
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A. increase, meaning more children per family B. decrease, fewer children per family C. no change D. biosocial perspective does not concern itself with the impact of environment on fertility rate
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A family from Tunisia recently moved to the United States. They only speak French, but the parents want their children to learn English. What is this an example of?
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