Suppose the results of a correlational study examining the association between poverty and psychotic behavior show a correlation coefficient of r = 0.80 . One erroneous interpretation of the results is that poverty causes psychotic behavior. A correct response is that ____.
a. the study was actually an experiment
b. a third variable causes both poverty and psychotic behavior
c. poverty and psychotic behavior are unrelated
d. the correlation is actually negative
b
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A. delinquent behavior B. maladaptive behavior C. destructiveness D. statistical frequency
Among children from Western cultures, when guilt occurs in appropriate circumstances and is neither excessive nor accompanied by shame, it is related to ________.
A. inflated self-esteem B. insecure attachment with a caregiver C. poor emotional self-regulation D. good adjustment
An opioid drug that binds only to mu receptors and activates all mu receptors it binds to is a:
a. partial opioid receptor agonist. b. pure opioid receptor agonist. c. full opioid receptor agonist. d. pure opioid receptor agonist.
The two-year-old child is vulnerable to developing a sense of shame
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.