One study found a strong correlation between parental bonding and adolescent drug use. Children with stronger bonds to their parents were far less likely to try drugs or alcohol. However, when the resaerchers examined their data more closely, they discovered that parental bonding was really a predictor for teen religiosity and that high levels of religiosity prevent drug use. This means that religiosity was
A) a spurious variable.
B) an issue of reflexivity.
C) a paradigm shift.
D) the intervening variable.
Ans: D) the intervening variable.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The between-group population variance estimate divided by the within-group population variance estimate is called the __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
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